The air raid was announced at around 2:30 p.m. local time, while the explosion sounded around 2:50 p.m. The number of victims killed rose to three, Sumy Oblast Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported at 8:42 p.m.
If confirmed, the decision would mark the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion that President Volodymyr Zelensky is absent, either physically or virtually, from a NATO summit.
The disclosure follows a warning from Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski, who on May 6 said Moscow was carrying out an "unprecedented" interference campaign.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva claimed that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha had appealed to his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, to ask Putin if he was willing to conclude a peace agreement.
Earlier reporting from the Washington Post cited a former Russian official who claimed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin’s foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, would represent Moscow in the talks.
The Council of Europe on May 14 approved the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia's top leadership for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian lawmaker Maria Mezentseva reported.
Viktoria Roshchyna, 27, disappeared in August 2023 while reporting from Ukraine's Russian-occupied territories. Moscow admitted she was in Russian detention the following year.
Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel speaks about the future of the EU-led special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine and its role in bringing Russia to justice.
Turkish officials told Bloomberg that while they don't expect Trump to visit Istanbul, they are not ruling it out, and preparations for any scenario are underway.
Melkonyants was arrested in August 2023 in connection with the activities of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO), which was co-founded by Golos's legal predecessor, the Golos association.
Ukraine's underground storage facilities are currently using 19.4% of their capacity. Almost 32%, or 2.79 bcm, less gas is available in the storages than in the previous year, according to the estimates.
Aftermath of a Russian attack in Kupiansk district in Kharkiv Oblast on Aug. 14, 2024. (Oleh Syniehubov / Telegram)
Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least five people and injured at least 21 others, regional authorities reported early on Aug. 15.
Ukrainian air defenses downed all 29 "kamikaze" drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Russia also reportedly attacked Ukraine with three Kh-59 missiles from Kursk Oblast.
Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported that two people had been killed in the region over the past day, and four people were injured.
In Bilyi Kolodiaz, a village located around 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Vovchansk, a drone attack on a vehicle killed a male and female combat medic from the Hospitallers Medical Battalion.
The attack also injured three civilians traveling in another car, Syniehubov said.
A 64-year-old man was also injured in the city of Kupiansk when a Russian drone hit his car.
Syniehubov reported four combat clashes with Russian forces in the direction of Vovchansk and Sotnytskyi Kozachok, while nine combat attacks were recorded in the direction of Kupiansk.
Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast killed one person and injured 13 others, including a child, governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
Attacks damaged 16 houses, critical infrastructure, gas pipelines, and farm buildings, among other infrastructure across the region.
A drone attack on the city of Kherson killed one man and injured two other men aged 62 and 75. An attack on the city earlier in the day hit a house, injuring a 39-year-old woman, her 15-year-old daughter, and a 41-year-old man.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, two men and two women were injured by Russian shelling in Vasylivskyi district, the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reported.
In total, Russian forces hit 14 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast 397 times over the course of the day.
One person was killed in the village of Maksymilianivka in Pokrovsk district and another person was killed in the village of Zoria in Kramatorsk district.
Russian forces shelled populated settlements 10 times over the course of the day, Filashkin said.
Other regions in Ukraine, including Sumy, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, came under attack over the past day, but there were no reports of civilian casualties.
Martin Fornusek
