Over a million Ukrainians deported to Russia, says Ukraine human rights official

Smoke rises from the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal in Mariupol during shelling, in Mariupol, in territory under control of the Donetsk People's Republic. May 7, 2022 - Copyright Alexei Alexandrov/AP Photo

By Euronews with AP, AFP

Published on 09/05/2022 - 06:41•Updated 22:50

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Ukraine's human rights commissioner Lyudmila Denisova said around 1,185,000 Ukrainians have been forcibly removed to Russia while the US said they had "indications that Ukrainians are being taken against their will into Russia."

Vladimir Putin blamed the West for "forcing" Russia to take military action in Ukraine, at Moscow's annual Victory Day parade commemorating the World War II victory over Nazi Germany.

But the Russian leader made no major announcement in his speech. President Zelenskyy, meanwhile, said Ukraine would not let Russia "own the victory over Nazism" in 1945, highlighting his own country's role in it.

Meanwhile the US have claimed they have "indications that Ukrainians are being taken against their will into Russia" after a Ukrainian official said more than one million Ukrainians were deported there.

See how Monday unfolded in the blog below.

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