ISTANBUL

Ukrainian biathlete Yevhen Malyshev was killed in a battle near Kharkiv city, the International Biathlon Union (IBU) said Thursday.

"The IBU expresses its deepest condolences on the loss of former Ukrainian biathlete Yevhen Malyshev (19), who died this week serving in the Ukrainian military," it said in a statement.

The IBU Executive Board condemned Russian attacks on Ukraine and support provided by Belarus.

Russia's war on Ukraine, which began Feb. 24, has met international outrage with the EU, US, and UK, among others, implementing tough financial sanctions on Moscow.

More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries in one week, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

Belarus is a pro-Moscow eastern European state that borders Ukraine and Russia.