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.
In a residential area on the eastern bank of the city, first responders' work is ongoing in an around a large pile of rubble, where 11 people have already been rescued.
"Russia must do everything in its power to secure an immediate ceasefire," Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban said.
Using deep strikes not only militarily but also as leverage in negotiations, Kyiv is now proposing an "airport ceasefire" with Russia. The proposal comes as Ukrainian long-range drone attacks continue to disrupt Russian air traffic. On May 8, a Ukrainian strike in Russia’s Rostov region damaged a regional air traffic control center coordinating flights across southern Russia, affecting operations at 13 airports and affecting around 200 flights. The disruption was significant enough for Russian
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.
"Yet thousands of children remain trapped, forced to forget their roots while being openly prepared for war. But we will not stop," Save Ukraine stated.
The number includes 1,060 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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Although the target of the attack was not immediately clear, Volna, located just east of Crimea's Kerch Peninsula, is home to an oil terminal that has previously been the subject of Ukrainian strikes.
