Ukraine

Putin warns of Middle East conflagration and debates Ukraine at BRICS

The Russian president said that unless Palestinians got a separate state, the region would remain in an atmosphere of eternal crisis.

By REUTERS
24/10/2024

Ukraine's population has fallen by 10 million since Russia's invasion, UN says

Ukraine, which had a population of over 50 million when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, has, like almost all its Eastern European and Central Asian neighbors, undergone severe population decline.

By REUTERS
22/10/2024

Russia, Ukraine each swap 95 prisoners of war, Russian Defence Ministry says

The last swap - involving 103 prisoners from both sides - took place in September.

By REUTERS
18/10/2024

North Korean troops in Russia readying for combat in Ukraine war, S.Korea says

South Korea will respond to the North's activities with all available means, it added, without elaborating on what actions it might take.

By REUTERS
18/10/2024

Arms embargoes, Israel and Ukraine

To appreciate the importance of the Iron Dome to Israel’s well-being, one need only look at the other war zone in the news lately, there’s no Iron Dome in Ukraine.

By JACOB SIVAK
09/10/2024
Jewish men pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Thousands of Israelis unable to return home from Uman

About 10,000 more people who were supposed to stay for Rosh Hashanah failed to make it. Many of them found themselves celebrating at various airports in Europe, while others remained in Israel.

By YAKI ADAMKER , JOSH ARONSON
08/10/2024

A letter to Israel from Ukraine

"Now, more than ever, it is imperative that the international community come together to eradicate this unbridled aggression."

By YEVGEN KORNIYCHUK
07/10/2024

New Year and finally free: Get-refuser agrees to divorce to visit religious graves

The ex-husband finally granted S. a get so that he might visit the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman - allowing S. to start the Jewish New Year off as a 'free woman.'

Shofars blown along Ukrainian frontlines as part of Rosh Hashanah initiative for soldiers

The initiative is one of several notable Rosh Hashanah observances across Ukraine. Nonprofit and religious groups are supporting Jewish Ukrainians.

By MARCEL GASCÓN BARBERÁ/JTA
03/10/2024
 Volodymyr Zelensky.

No. 22: Volodymyr Zelensky: A wartime president and role model for democracy

Ukraine's Jewish leader Volodymyr Zelensky, amid Russia's invasion, has become a shining role model for democracy which resonates across the world.

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