LVIV, Jan. 12 - Hundreds of activists in several Ukrainian cities on Tuesday blockaded the cigarette distribution centers owned by a Russian tycoon with alleged links to ousted pro-Moscow president Viktor Yanukovych, AFP reported.

Ukrainian lawmaker Sergiy Vystotskiy said the protest action was launched in Kiev and the Western city of Lviv and other locations around warehouses of a firm controlled by Moscow-based retail magnate Igor Kasaev.