Russia-Ukraine live news: UN Security Council backs peace efforts | Russia-Ukraine war News
- UN Security Council agrees to first joint statement since Ukraine war began, expressing “strong support” for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s efforts to find peaceful solution.
- US President Joe Biden announces new security aid to Ukraine and calls on US lawmakers to approve more funds for the country.
- Ukraine says more civilians were evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
- Russian shelling killed one civilian and injured three others in Donbas, regional governor says.
- Ukrainian security official warns of “saboteurs and other criminal elements” ahead of Russia’s Victory Day.
Here are all the latest updates:
Biden renews call for US Congress to approve more funds for Ukraine
Biden has renewed his call for the US Congress to “quickly” authorise additional funding for aid to Ukraine. Late last month, Biden asked lawmakers for $33bn in more money to keep the assistance flowing.
On Friday, the US president said the most recent aid package “nearly exhausted” his administration’s funding for Ukraine.
“Congress should quickly provide the requested funding to strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield and at the negotiating table,” he said in a statement.
Biden announces fresh security aid to Ukraine
US President Biden has announced new security aid to Ukraine.
“I am announcing another package of security assistance that will provide additional artillery munitions, radars, and other equipment to Ukraine,” Biden said in a statement without specifying the amount of the aid.
“US support, together with the contributions of our Allies and partners, has been critical in helping Ukraine win the battle of Kyiv and hinder Putin’s war aims in Ukraine,” he added.
Today, the U.S. is continuing our strong support for the brave people of Ukraine as they defend their country. I am announcing another package of security assistance that will provide additional artillery munitions, radars, and other equipment to Ukraine.
— President Biden (@POTUS) May 6, 2022
Ukraine warns of ‘saboteurs’ ahead of Russia’s Victory Day
A top official from Ukraine’s interior ministry has warned against “the activation of saboteurs and other criminal elements” in the lead-up to Russia’s Victory Day on Monday.
Speaking to Ukraine’s state-run Ukrinform agency, First Deputy Interior Minister Yevhen Yenin said authorities were carrying out “special operations” in a number of Ukrainian cities to “prevent possible provocations”.
“We receive information about the potential shelling of peaceful territories, and therefore I appeal to every Ukrainian, especially these days, not to ignore air raid sirens,” he added.
Russian shelling kills one, injures three in Donbas: Governor
One person was reported dead and three more were injured as a result of Russian shelling in Lyman, a city in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the governor has said.
“Russia is killing civilians! On May 6, as a result of Russian shelling, one civilian of the Donbas was killed in Lyman. Three more people were injured,” Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote in a Telegram post.
The Donbas, Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, encompasses the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Security Council unanimously backs UN chief’s push for ‘peaceful solution’
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted its first statement since Russia’s invasion began, expressing “strong support” for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s efforts to find a peaceful solution to the “dispute” in Ukraine.
The short statement adopted at a very brief meeting did not use the words “war”, “conflict” or “invasion”, as many council members call Russia’s ongoing military action. Moscow has dubbed it a “special military operation”.
The permanent members of the council include Russia, the US, China, France and the UK.
“The Security Council expresses strong support for the efforts of the secretary-general in the search for a peaceful solution,” the statement says.
Ukraine official says 50 people evacuated from Azovstal plant
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has said 50 women, children and elderly people were evacuated from the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol.
Vereshchuk accused Russia of constantly violating a local ceasefire, however, causing the effort to be “extremely slow”.
“Tomorrow morning we will continue the evacuation operation,” she said in an online post.
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