The death toll from the Russian attack on Kyiv on May 14 has risen to 24; Leléka has advanced to the Eurovision final; Yermak is in a paid pre-trial detention center, bail funds are being collected; the Cabinet of Ministers approved one-time payments for Independence Day — Suspilne collected the main news on the morning of May 14.
Death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv on May 14 rises to 24
Rescue operations are ongoing in Kyiv following the Russian attack on May 14. As of the morning of May 15, 24 people were reported dead, including three children. Another 45 people were injured, including an infant.
May 15 has been declared a day of mourning in the capital. Flags will be flown at half-mast on all municipal buildings in the city, and it is also recommended that national flags be lowered on state and private buildings. Any entertainment events are prohibited in the city on this day.
Leléka advanced to the Eurovision final
Ukraine, represented this year by singer Leléka with the song Ridnym, has reached the final of Eurovision 2026.
Viktoriya Leleka and bandurist Yaroslav Dzus will perform in the grand final on May 16.
The 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest is being held at Austria's largest indoor arena, the Wiener Stadthalle, after JJ won last year with the song Wasted Love.
Yermak is in a paid cell in the pre-trial detention center, funds are being collected for bail.
Former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, who was remanded in custody with the possibility of bail, is currently in a pre-trial detention center.
This was announced by his lawyer Igor Fomin during a telethon.
According to the defense attorney, he has no information about the suspect's conditions of detention and cannot confirm whether he is in a cell or in another room of the pre-trial detention center.
At the same time, the lawyer said that the collection of funds for bail is ongoing. According to him, people continue to send money, but he has no confirmation of the exact amount that has already been deposited.
“I have information that people are transferring money. But I don't know if it has been received and credited, because our banking system is very difficult to work with today. And, accordingly, I hope that at least 50 percent of this amount is already there. But I don't have copies of payment orders so that I can say this reliably,” he explained.
As of 3:30 p.m. on May 14, bail of 14,500,666 hryvnias was paid for the former head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak. The funds were provided by three individuals, and their contributions range from 666 hryvnias to 8 million hryvnias. This was reported by “Schemes” with reference to sources in law enforcement agencies.
According to journalists, the largest contribution — 8 million hryvnias — was made by Roza Tapanova, head of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve.
Another 6.5 million hryvnias was contributed by lawyer Serhiy Sviriba, a former partner of the Asters law firm (he is no longer on the firm's website). According to Ukrainska Pravda, Sviriba is a teammate of Andriy Yermak.
In addition, Ukrainian actor, producer, and public figure Hryhoriy Hryshkan paid 666 hryvnias in bail for the former head of the OP. In his comment to “Schemes”, he did not explain his decision, but stated that he was ready to personally tell “about his deed and the future of Ukraine.”
The Cabinet of Ministers approved one-time payments for Independence Day
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the amount of a one-time cash payment for Independence Day in 2026. The maximum amount of assistance will be 3,100 hryvnias, the minimum – 450.
Payments will be made by August 24, 2026. Their amount will depend on the category of recipients.
Persons with disabilities as a result of the war, as well as former minor prisoners of concentration camps and ghettos who have disability status, will receive from 2,700 to 3,100 hryvnias, depending on the disability group: Group I – 3,100 hryvnias, Group II – 2,900 hryvnias, Group III – 2,700 hryvnias.
Participants in hostilities, injured participants in the Revolution of Dignity, as well as certain categories of former prisoners of Nazi camps and children born in places of forced detention, are provided with a payment of 1,000 hryvnia.
Individuals who have made special contributions to the Motherland will receive 3,100 hryvnias.
Family members of deceased war veterans and Defenders of Ukraine, as well as wives and husbands of certain categories of deceased persons who did not remarry, are provided with a payment of 650 hryvnias.
War veterans, former prisoners of camps, persons forcibly deported for work, as well as other specified categories will receive 450 hryvnias.