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Chabad efforts secure Odesa posting for Breslov Hasid detained over Ukraine draft

A 49-year-old Israeli citizen drafted into the Ukrainian military after traveling to Uman for Rosh Hashanah will serve as a doctor in Odesa instead of a feared combat posting near Kharkiv.

Jonathan Karlinsky, an Israeli-Ukrainian drafted into the Ukrainian army.
Danny with his personal caregiver, Mushki.

Danny, my child of the year

mokes rises after a Russian ballistic missile strike hit a roadway in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, where a traffic-light control electrical cabinet caught fire and windows were shattered in nearby residential buildings on July 11, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Eight dead, dozens wounded as Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles, drones

The entrance sign to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 24, 2023, Jerusalem, Israel.

Israeli philanthropies expand educational centers for injured children in Ukraine


Against all odds, the Ukrainian counteroffensive is inching forward

BEHIND THE LINES: “If the Western allies didn’t help, we’d already have a lack of munitions here; but for the breakthrough, we need more tanks, munitions, aviation," says a Ukrainian commander.

 SECOND-LIEUTENANT Ilya, a tank commander in the 59th Motorized Brigade, takes a break on his tank, concealed in a forest in the Pokrovsk area of Donbas, on July 9.

Russian missile attack on Odesa kills at least three civilians - Ukraine's military

Russia launched four cruise missiles on the city, the South command of Ukraine's Armed Forces said.

 A firefighter works at a site of a food warehouse heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 14, 2023.

Russian strikes kill three in Odesa, hit Poltava air base - Ukraine

The attacks were the latest in a spate of overnight strikes that Russia has intensified as Kyiv sets its sights on a major counter-offensive.

 A view shows an apartment building damaged during a massive Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 10, 2023.

Mayor of Missouri town apologizes after saying trash collectors are 'not trying to Jew anybody'

The mayor of Odessa, made the remark at a Monday meeting of the local Board of Aldermen, amid a discussion of changes to trash pickup in the town.

 Visitors seen standing next to a display of swastika banners at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 26, 2022, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Ukraine says it shot down 29 of 30 missiles in overnight Russian attacks

Ukraine's military said the barrage of 30 missiles launched by Russia overnight included cruise missiles fired from the sea, air and land.

 Local residents stand next to a crater left by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine April 14, 2023.

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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

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