The air raid was announced at around 2:30 p.m. local time, while the explosion sounded around 2:50 p.m.
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.
The majority of Ukrainians, 71%, do not support holding elections before a full peace deal, even in the case of a ceasefire and security guarantees, according to a poll published by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on May 14.
"He'd like me to be there, and that's a possibility. ... I don't know that he would be there if I'm not there. We're going to find out," U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling to Qatar, Reuters reported.
Trump has long demanded that NATO allies increase their military spending, previously calling for the alliance to raise its benchmark from 2% to 5% of GDP.
Two of the suspects were reportedly detained over the weekend, and the third on May 13, during police raids in Germany and Switzerland.
More than 1,000 Russian government entities and 1,200 private companies are involved in the economy of occupied Mariupol, a major southeastern city occupied by Russia after it invaded Ukraine in 2022, according to a research paper published on May 14.
This marks Zelensky's highest trust rating recorded by KIIS since December 2023, when he enjoyed the confidence of 77% of respondents.
The measures target almost 200 ships of Russia's "shadow fleet," 30 companies involved in sanctions evasion, 75 sanctions on entities and individuals linked to the Russian military-industrial complex, and more.
The government has approved "reform roadmaps in the rule of law, public administration, and democratic institutions, as well as Ukraine’s negotiation position," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
The statement did not name the ex-official by name, but details of the case indicate it relates to Oleh Hladkovsky, a former deputy secretary of Ukraine's top security body who has been wanted since mid-April.
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.
Euractiv: EU-Ukraine summit to praise Kyiv's progress but unlikely to commit to quick accession
The European Union's top officials, set to visit Kyiv on Feb. 3 for the EU-Ukraine Summit, won't commit to the country's quick entry into the union, Euractiv reported, citing a draft summit communique.
EU member states remain divided over using positive language concerning the speed of Ukraine's accession, four diplomats told the publication.
Euractiv reports, however, that the draft communique features praises for Ukraine and is set to send "a strong signal to Moscow."
According to the draft communique, EU and Ukrainian leaders intend to reiterate at the summit that "the future of Ukraine and its citizens lies in the European Union" and "its commitment to support Ukraine's further European integration."
The Ukraine-EU summit is an annual event as part of Article 5 of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. The Feb. 3 summit's theme is expected to be the EU's further support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's aggression.
Over the last weeks, EU member states have argued about the positive wording of the communique regarding the prospect of Ukraine's membership, four EU diplomats told Euractiv.
Poland, three Baltic states, and Ukraine insisted on language that would indicate to Kyiv the possibility of speeding up consideration of its application to join the EU, according to the diplomats.
"What we expect from the summit is encouragement for Ukraine and a clear assessment of the progress they have made," an Eastern European EU diplomat told Euractiv.
However, the wording in the draft declaration has become "too forward-leaning for some more skeptical member states," the sources told Euractiv. Pushbacks are expected from France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark, and Belgium.
More skeptical countries would prefer to stick to the language used at the June European Council meeting and the agreed process of the European Commission submitting an interim report on Ukraine's progress in meeting the seven requirements for accession set by the EU.
European Council granted Ukraine candidate status on June 23.
French President Emmanuel Macron said in May that "decades" could pass before Ukraine's accession. According to Politico, other EU leaders who supported Ukraine's candidate status privately admit that Ukraine's prospect of actually joining the EU is quite remote.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told Politico on Jan. 30 that Ukraine wants to join the EU within the next two years.
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