Odessa

Rabbi Shmuel Yerish: From teaching in Ukraine to creating Jewish kids' toys in Hadera

Rabbi Shmuel Yerish is grateful that “here in Israel you can live a full Jewish life, without judgment or reproach.”

|ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
RABBI SHMUEL YERISH and family in Hadera.
A rescuer works at a site following a Russian drone attack at a location given as Sumy region, Ukraine, in this handout image released on June 24, 2025.

At least 14 wounded in Russian attack on Ukraine's Sumy region, PM says

Overall, Russia launched a total of 93 drones and two missiles overnight, the Ukrainian air force said, adding it downed 62 drones and one missile, and recorded hits at 20 locations.

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A sapper of the 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces blows up an explosive device during a training between combat missions at a training ground, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine August 9, 2025

Ukraine beach explosions kill three in Odessa, drones target southern Russia

Earlier on Sunday, several apartments and an industrial facility were damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack on the south Russian region of Saratov.

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A Russian drone strike on the Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in the Peresyp district of Odessa caused significant damage to the building

Historic Ukrainian synagogue significantly damaged by Russian drone strike

“This sacred building, constructed at the end of the 19th century, served as a place of prayer, hope, and spiritual strength for the Jewish community of Odesa,” wrote Rabbi Moshe Azman.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

At least five wounded due to Russian strikes on Kyiv, city officials say

An explosion was also heard following a missile attack that hit the Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, a local Ukrainian official said.

MAY 8, 2023ByREUTERS
A driver walks near his burned car after Russian military strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in central Kyiv, Ukraine

Jews stuck in Ukraine like ‘insects living in the darkness’

Whether in Odesa or Mykolaiv, many Jews have been left behind in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion, including the elderly and Holocaust survivors.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Elena Kuklova

Amid the Russia-Ukraine War, the Jews of Odesa stay resilient

UKRAINIAN AFFAIRS: Odesa’s resilient Jewish community has withstood the onlsaught of Russian troops and is persevering amid Moscow’s nearly year-old invasion of Ukraine.

JANUARY 7, 2023ByADAM ZIVO
A ODESAN JEW prays in the Chabad Odesa synagogue.

Sirens wail in Kyiv, governor says drone attack underway

Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Kyiv's city government issued an alert on its Telegram messaging app channel about the air raid sirens and called on residents to proceed to shelters.

DECEMBER 30, 2022ByREUTERS
A view shows a house destroyed by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released December 29, 2022.

Russia launches new missile attacks on Ukraine

Reuters witnesses heard explosions in the capital Kyiv. It was not immediately clear if any were caused by missiles getting through air defenses.

DECEMBER 16, 2022ByREUTERS
A view shows residential houses heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, December 8, 2022.

Ukraine says 1.5 million in Odesa region without power after Russia strikes

Ukraine's Prosecutor General's office said two power facilities in Odesa region were hit by Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones.

DECEMBER 10, 2022ByREUTERS
Ukrainian service members walk next to destroyed buildings, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, on Snake (Zmiinyi) Island, in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released July 7, 2022.

Why is Ukraine's 'breakthrough' in Kherson strategically important?

Ukrainian forces reached all the way to Dudchany, 40 km from established front lines and into territories freshly annexed by Russia just last week.

OCTOBER 4, 2022ByROMAN MEITAV
Tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces drive during military drills at a training ground near the border with Russian-annexed Crimea in Kherson region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine press service November 17, 2021.

A tour guide carries on in war-torn Odesa

Olga Bokhonovskaya is continuing the virtual tours over Zoom that she began when COVID-19 hit.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022ByBEN G. FRANK
THE INTERIOR of the historic Main Synagogue, aka the Great Synagogue, which is now closed.

Russia to Turkey: We had 'nothing to do' with strike on Odesa port

Two Russian missiles hit the port of Odesa on Saturday but caused no significant damage.

JULY 23, 2022ByREUTERS
Firefighters work at a scene after a shelling, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues in a location given as Odesa, Ukraine in this picture obtained from social media released on July 19, 2022.

UK says Russia concentrating for attack on Ukraine's city of Siversk

Russian forces are likely pausing to replenish before undertaking new offensive operations in the Donetsk Oblast, the Ministry of Defence said in a Twitter update.

JULY 8, 2022ByREUTERS
Ukrainian service members install a national flag on Snake (Zmiinyi) Island, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released July 7, 2022.