Ukraine crisis

Ukrainian man convicted of arson attack on British PM's sister's residence

Roman Lavrynovych, 22, was found guilty at London's Old Bailey Court of two counts of committing arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered.

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A police officer stands outside Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer's private home, after it was damaged by fire in a suspected arson attack in north London, Britain, May 13, 2025.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk attends a ceremony marking the two years anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Tel Aviv on February 23, 2023.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel warns 'Post' about country's 'growing frustration' - interview

The aim is to open criminal proceedings against all possible parties involved; traders, exporters, and offshore entities that may have enabled breaches,” Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk said.

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A person holds a Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 16, 2026

Ukraine claims to have intercepted 30,000 drones in March

Ukraine’s interceptor drones have become one of the most cost‑effective tools in the country’s arsenal, effectively turning Moscow’s “special operation” into a war of attrition. 

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Ukrainian servicemen operate an unmanned ground vehicle fit for delivery missions on the frontline in Donetsk region

Ukraine aims to deploy 25,000 UGVs for frontline logistics

Ukraine races to scale unmanned ground systems, contracting 25,000 UGVs to take over all frontline logistics by mid‑2026.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Ukraine collects Russian bodies on 'road of death'

Russia and Ukraine have conducted regular exchanges of prisoners of war, as well as the bodies of dead soldiers, since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByREUTERS
Ukrainian servicemen check the body of a dead Russian soldier, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Blahodatne in Donetsk Region Ukraine September 8, 2023.

Israelis flock to Ukraine's Uman despite concerns of Russian strikes

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah Israelis take trains from Poland to reach Uman in Ukraine.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByLAURA KELLY
People line up to reach Ukraine on a train, some of them Israelis and Jews from around the world seeking to get to Uman ahead of Rosh Hashanah.

Ukraine retakes offshore drilling platforms near Crimea

During the operation there was a clash between Ukrainian special forces on boats and a Russian fighter jet, which was damaged and forced to retreat.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByREUTERS
Tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are seen during drills at an unknown location near the border of Russian-annexed Crimea, Ukraine, April 14, 2021.

Israeli trauma expert visits Kyiv at the invitation of first lady Olena Zelenska

The founder and director of Jerusalem’s Israel Psychotrauma Center shares experiences of civilian and military trauma during the ongoing Middle East conflict.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Danny Brom speaking at the summit.

Ukrainian Catholic bishops rebuke pope over his Russia comments

The bishops' statement said they told the pope that certain statements and gestures of "the Holy See and Your Holiness are painful and difficult for the Ukrainian people."

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2023.

Deadly market attack in Ukraine overshadows visit by Blinken

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, saying it killed at least 16 people, including a child, and wounded many more.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
Flames rise and people run during an attack on the city of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine, September 6, 2023, according to presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, in this still image from video obtained from social media.

Ukraine loses its first Challenger 2 tank

The tank, one of 14 supplied to Ukraine by the British in January, was seen in videos online burning by the side of a road in the recently liberated town of Robotyne. 

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukrainian personnel pose with a flag on top of a Challenger 2 tank during a training at Bovington Camp, near Wool in southwestern Britain, February 22, 2023.

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.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
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.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023ByREUTERS
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.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023ByREUTERS
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.