In Dnipro, Orthodox Jews are ‘ready to kill Russian soldiers’
The 20-year-old Hasidic Jew and his father Asher are among a force of 400 Ukrainian troops poised to try to repel an attack on their eastern Ukraine city.
Asher, left, and David Cherkaskyi pray in their Dnipro, Ukraine, synagogue this week. The father and son have enlisted to fight for Ukraine in its war against Russia. (photo credit: COURTESY DAVID CHERKASKYI)ByDINAH SPRITZER/JTA