Russia-Ukraine live news: US backs Finland, Sweden joining NATO | Russia-Ukraine war News
White House says if the European countries choose to join the US-led alliance, Washington would back their bids.
- White House says the United States “would support a NATO application by Finland and/or Sweden should they apply”.
- More than six million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began, UN refugee agency data shows.
- Russian media report says Ukrainian shelling killed a student in a Russian village near the border.
- UN Human Rights Council passes a resolution to investigate alleged rights abuses committed by Russian troops in parts of Ukraine formerly under their control.
Here are all the latest updates:
Two civilians killed in attack near Kharkiv, says local official
At least two civilians have died as a result of a shelling attack on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, local authorities have said.
“As a result of the shelling, two people were killed, four more were injured, two of whom are doctors. All these people are civilians,” Vyacheslav Zadorenko, the mayor of the suburban town of Derhachi, wrote in a Telegram post.
He added that the attack also damaged a building housing a humanitarian aid unit, municipal offices, and hospital facilities.
Student dies in shelling on Russian village: Report
A student at a construction college in the Russian village of Solokhi near the border with Ukraine has died as a result of a shelling attack, a teacher at the college has told Russia’s Interfax news agency.
“Russian Nifodyov died as a result of the shelling of the peaceful village of Solokhi by the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Nikolai Ignatenko was cited as saying.
Earlier, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, where Solokhi is located, said that at least one civilian had been killed in the shelling, while six more were injured. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov likewise blamed the attack on Kyiv’s forces, but it was not immediately clear whether the slain civilian he referred to was Nifodyov.
White House backs any move by Finland and Sweden to join NATO
The White House has said it would support any move by Finland and Sweden to join NATO in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“We would support a NATO application by Finland and/or Sweden should they apply. We would respect any decision they make,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters.
Ukraine says its forces damaged Russian navy ship in Black Sea
Ukrainian forces have damaged a modern Russian navy logistics ship in the Black Sea, setting it on fire, a spokesman for the Odesa regional military administration in southern Ukraine has said.
Spokesman Serhiy Bratchuk said in an online post that the Vsevolod Bobrov had been struck near Snake Island, the scene of renewed fighting in recent days, but did not give details.
The tiny island is located near Ukraine’s sea border with Romania.
More than six million refugees have fled Ukraine, UN says
More than six million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on February 24, United Nations refugee agency data shows.
A total of 6,029,705 people had fled the country as of May 11, the agency said.
Many have gone to neighbouring countries, according to the agency’s dedicated website, with Poland hosting the largest number of people.
Canada to deploy military general, officers to new NATO unit in Latvia
Canada will deploy a general and six staff officers to a new NATO unit in Latvia that will help plan, coordinate and integrate regional military activities, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said.
The general and staff officers will “be part of a first of its kind unit”, Trudeau told reporters at a joint news conference with Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins. “It’ll serve as a continued important part of our enhancements to NATO’s defense and deterrence capabilities.”
Canada has almost 700 members of its armed forces deployed in Latvia, a small Baltic state that shares a border with Russia. Karins welcomed Canada’s participation in a new “multi-divisional headquarters” there.
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