Ukraine crisis

Learning Hebrew in bomb shelters: How Dnipro Jewry endures Russian invasion

The war opened new opportunities for Dnipro's Jews to reconnect to Judaism, finding purpose and hope amid the missile barrages.

Dnipro, Ukraine in January 2026.
Residents at the site of the apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 9, 2026.

Russia strikes on Kyiv leave 6,000 buildings without heat as temperatures near -20°C

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar met with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka.

FM Sa'ar meets Ukrainian deputy PM, pushes for designation of Hamas, IRGC as terror orgs.

Russian troops at the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.

Russia claims to capture Pokrovsk ahead of Witkoff visit for peace talks


First Chabad rabbi dispatched to Ukraine since start of Russia-Ukraine war

This dispatch followed a rejuvenation of several Jewish communities in Ukraine, a phenomenon spurred by internal migration due to the conflict.

 Rabbi Mendy and Mushky Halperin have arrived in Ukraine, making them the first Chabad emissaries to do so since the outbreak of war in early 2022.

Zelensky replaces Ukraine's defense minister in Russia war shake-up

The announcement, made in his nightly video address to the nation, sets the stage for the biggest shakeup of Ukraine's defense establishment during the war launched by Russia in February 2022.

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2023

Russian drone attack in Odesa region hits Danube port infrastructure

Two civilians were injured in a Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Danube port.

 Grain warehouses heavily damaged by a Russian drone attack are seen at a compound of a port on the Danube, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine August 16, 2023.

UK hires Jewish lawmaker Grant Shapps as new defense minister

Shapps, who says his Jewish relatives were chased out of Latvia, Poland and Russia several generations ago, described hearing about his Ukrainian guests' experience as "sobering."

 Grant Shapps leaves 10 Downing Street after being announced as Britain's new defence secretary in London, Britain, August 31, 2023

Israeli Trauma Coalition opens resilience center in Ukraine

The new resilience center, which is set to open on Friday, will become the 5th active center developed by the ITC since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine War.

 An ITC resilience center inaugurated in Kyiv, Ukraine in April 2023.

Ukraine's Kharkiv builds classrooms underground to protect students from missiles

Kharkiv's schools have been forced to teach online throughout the war as some Russian missiles can reach the city in under a minute - not enough time to get from many classrooms to a shelter.

 Rescuers work at a site of a building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine August 1, 2023.

Russia says it foiled major Ukrainian drone attack

Russian military aircraft were damaged and civilian aviation was disrupted in the drone attacks, said Russian officials.

 A view of an explosion of a drone in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 13, 2023.

Two killed in Russian missile attack on Kyiv

The bodies of two people were found in a nonresidential building and one person was wounded by glass shards, following a Russian missile attack on Kyiv.

 Smoke rises in the sky over the city after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 30, 2023.

Exemptions for Russian, Ukrainian refugees in Israel leads to fraud - policy center

Israeli Immigration Policy Center urges a special visa to allow immigrants from former Soviet Union countries to secure legal migration documents at a later date.

 Ukrainian refugees arrive in Israel on February 9, 2023

Faith in battle: 52,000 holiday kits for Ukraine's Jews amid war

The initiative aims to support spiritual and emotional well-being during the upcoming Jewish holidays as the Russia-Ukraine War continues.

 Food is seen being sent to Ukrainian Jews as part of holiday kits ahead of the High Holy Days.