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


Lithuania says passport found in Prigozhin's office was used by his double to visit

Prigozhin flew into exile in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a mutiny by his fighters.

 Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin speaks inside the headquarters of the Russian southern army military command center, which is taken under control of Wagner PMC, according to him, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023,

Zelensky hands out awards, poses for selfies with Ukrainian troops

The first of two videos posted by Zelensky and his office showed the president handing out awards at an undisclosed indoor location and poring over maps with Oleksandr Syrskyi.

 Ukraine's President Zelensky visits Donetsk region

US keeps up weapons shipments to Ukraine with new $500 million package

The package will include ground vehicles as Ukraine presses its counteroffensive, US officials said. Expected to be included are 30 Bradley fighting vehicles and 25 Stryker armored personnel carriers

 A Ukrainian serviceman looks out from a Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 19, 2022.

How Wagner's mutiny in Russia impacts Iran's threat to Israel - analysis

Wagner's attempted coup in Russia could be a paradigm shift for how the Ukraine-Russia war impacts Israeli security regarding Iran.

 Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023

Does Israel's Ukraine-Russia policy still make sense after Wagner mutiny? - analysis

The Wagner Group’s march on Moscow could be a wake-up call to Jerusalem to be a little less afraid of actions that could poke the Russian bear.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R)

Russia is hiding bodies of victims of dam breach - Zelensky

Ukrainian officials have put the official death toll at 21, including five people who died from what they described as Russian shelling during evacuation operations.

 A view shows a flooded residential area following the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the town of Hola Prystan in the Kherson region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, June 8, 2023.

Russia: Over 30 Ukrainian 'nationalists' jailed for war crimes

Courts operating on territory in parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions controlled by Russian forces had been working hard to jail people who had fought for Ukraine against Russia.

 A rag doll is attached on the window of a cell at a preliminary detention centre which, as Ukrainians say, was used by Russian service members to jail and torture people before they retreated from Kherson, Ukraine November 16, 2022.

Russia attacks Ukrainian cities in overnight airstrikes

Ukrainian air defense systems shot down 32 of the 35 drones launched.

 A view shows a residential building destroyed in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 14, 2022

Ukraine denies Patriot batteries destroyed by Russia

Ukraine has been under heavy bombardment by Russia since it began its offensive, but its air defenses have helped it take down drones and missiles.

 A general view of a mobile defense surface-to-air missile system, Patriot, before it is transported to Poland from Gnoien, Germany January 23, 2023.

Seven injured in Ukrainian shelling of Russia's Belgorod - governor

Blasts from both Ukrainian and Russian forces have become a near-daily occurrence.

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