Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU)

Israeli teenager killed during Russian drone strike on residential building in Kyiv

The Israeli consulate in Kyiv and the Foreign Ministry are in contact with the teenager's family and assisting in the matter.

|ByANNA BARSKY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building which was hit by a Russian jet drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 25, 2026.
Jonathan Karlinsky, an Israeli-Ukrainian drafted into the Ukrainian army.

Israeli-Ukrainian located in detention facility after being drafted into military, FJCU announces

Karlinsky is currently awaiting transfer to a military base near the city of Kharkiv, where he is expected to serve as an army medic, several dozen kilometers away from the front lines.

|ByTZVI JASPER
AN APARTMENT building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine April 23, 2026.

Dnipro Jewish community leader’s home damaged in Russian strike, wounding child

The child is recovering, but the Jewish community and Dnipro’s other residents have been suffering under an unrelenting barrage of Russian drones and missile attacks over the last week.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Ukrainian Jews light Hanukkah candles

Ukrainian Jews celebrate Hanukkah under Russian fire

President Volodymyr Zelensky was scheduled to attend the Kyiv ceremony but traveled abroad at the last minute for discussions with US representatives on peace negotiations.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Ukrainian Jews congratulate Trump, 'confident' he will facilitate peace in Ukraine, Israel

Rabbi Mayer Stambler said Ukrainian Jews believed in Trump's commitment to Biblical values.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hand of Chief Rabbi of Kyiv Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch at gathering 2 weeks prior to the Jewish New Year

Jewish soldier from Zhytomyr killed in Ukraine war

"Buligin regularly came to pray at our synagogue and was always proud of his Judaism."

JUNE 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Fallen Jewish Ukrainian soldier Valef (Maxim) Buligin photographed on Yom Kippur Eve at the Jewish community synagogue in Zhytomyr during a brief respite from the war.

A Jewish Awakening: War in Ukraine pushes Jews towards faith, new leaders trained

People who did not recognize their Judaism suddenly began appearing at the synagogue, seeking spiritual reinforcement and material assistance.

MAY 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukrainian Jews training the next generation of leaders through a unique seminar.

Zelensky launched Hanukkah in Ukraine by lighting a menorah with local rabbis

"The sacred Hanukkah lights, lit these days, remind us once again that light always prevails over evil," wrote Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on X.

DECEMBER 7, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with Ukrainian rabbis on the first night of Hanukkah. December 7, 2023.

Jewish rep. seen posing with Ukrainian soldiers wearing Nazi symbols

These soldiers are part of the Azov Assault Brigade, a unit that has garnered controversy for its alleged ties to neo-Nazi ideologies.

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Members of Azov battalion attend a rally on the Volunteer Day honouring fighters, who joined the Ukrainian armed forces during a military conflict in the country's eastern regions, in central Kiev, Ukraine March 14, 2020.