Ukraine crisis

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. 

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

 David Zaikin, founder and CEO of the Key Elements Group

The $3 million problem

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky with Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.

Ukraine's Zelensky meets Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi in Munich, demands end to dictatorships


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.

In war-torn Ukraine, the Jewish heart still beats - opinion

As the war continues to play out and Ukraine pays the price, this community needs to be educated about everything that Judaism has to offer during this vulnerable time.

 THE WRITER takes part in an activity with campers at The Jewish Agency’s summer camp in Ukraine.

Russia to resume offensive in east Ukraine after regrouping, Kyiv says

Kyiv did not provide details of the Russian regrouping but said the forces continued heavy artillery and mortar shelling and air assaults.

 A Ukrainian serviceman walks near a destroyed Ukrainian tank, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 25, 2023.

Estonia PM Kallas under pressure to quit over husband's Russia ties

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has been a leading critic of Russia and has urged European businesses to cut ties with Moscow.

 Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas addresses media ahead of a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 11, 2023.

US imposes sanctions over forced deportation, transfer of Ukrainian children

Russia acknowledges having transferred thousands of children out of Ukraine, but says this has been done exclusively to protect orphans and children abandoned in the war zone.

 Valeriia, who went to a Russian-organized summer camp from non-government controlled territories and was then taken to Russia, embraces her mother Anastasiia after returning via the Ukraine-Belarus border, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 8, 2023.

Ukraine asks for Israeli support as it builds $500m. national rehab centers

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, more than 200,000 civilians and military personnel have been injured, with 20,000 having undergone amputation.

 People stand near the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine August 10, 2023.