Ukraine’s business police, known as the Bureau of Economic Security, searched and confiscated products from e-cigarette sellers in 12 regions, including Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, and Zakarpattia, Pavlo Buzdyhan, the bureau’s deputy director, told the Kyiv Independent.
Under the new methodology, Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating rose for the first time since December.
A day of mourning was being observed in Kyiv on May 15.
Among the victims killed were three children, including a 12-year-old child, according to the State Emergency Service. Forty-seven people were reported injured as well.
Ukraine's military reportedly launched a large-scale drone attack overnight on May 15, striking Russian military and energy infrastructure in multiple regions of Russia, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Ukraine has consistently qualified for the Eurovision final since it began participating in 2003 and won in 2004 with Ruslana's "Wild Dances," in 2016 with Jamala's "1944," and in 2022 with Kalush Orchestra's "Stefania."
Almost all of the Ukrainian POWs who returned home had been held under Russian captivity for four years.
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The size of Russia's drone component had grown by 28,000 over 2026, Brovdi said in an interview to Ukrainska Pravda published on May 14.
