The Kursk regional authorities confirmed reports about a telegraph channel claiming that a 15-year-old student from the Okhochevsky social shelter had been poisoned. They stressed that there is no established link between intoxication and the use of electronic cigarettes. Officials emphasized that the information circulating online does not reflect verified findings and that investigators have not identified any evidence connecting the student’s symptoms with vape liquid. In communications with the public, representatives pointed out that the health concern was initially reported as the girl visiting a medical facility with a general malaise rather than presenting a specific toxin exposure. The response from law enforcement indicated that a formal review did not uncover substantiated proof that vape products caused harm to the child or that multiple students experienced a similar adverse effect. The authorities noted that the medical assessment did not support a direct poisoning scenario linked to vaping substances.
From the perspective of regional health authorities, the teenager’s health issues have been interpreted within the framework of a broader preexisting condition described as a mixed vascular and autonomic syndrome. Officials described this prediagnosis as a background factor that could influence how symptoms manifested and how medical staff approached clinical care. The emphasis remained on careful medical evaluation and ruling out a connection to tobacco-related devices until more definitive test results could be obtained.
Earlier comments from the Kursk region prosecutor’s office suggested that students at the local shelter experienced health problems after smoking electronic cigarettes. The office indicated that the situation warranted a procedural investigation to determine whether any actionable facts support claims of deliberate poisoning or coercive exposure to nicotine products. The investigation sought to clarify the sequence of events leading to medical visits and to determine whether vaping played a role in the reported illnesses.
Initial disclosures circulated online claimed that shelter residents were compelled to seek medical assistance after an incident involving electronic cigarettes. The public discourse centered on questions of safety, especially for minors, and on the adequacy of supervision and enforcement related to the use of vaping products in youth housing facilities. As the formal review proceeds, officials in Kursk have stressed the importance of relying on clinical findings and official test results to guide conclusions, while the community awaits a clear and authoritative account of what happened and why.