YAAKOV M: Analysis – Four Major Blunders Made by Putin in Ukraine
The Ukrainian resistance is much stronger and more damaging than anybody expected. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said that the number of Russian troops killed coul...
Ukraine Tries Recruiting Israelis And Other International Volunteers To Fight The Russian Army
JERUSALEM (JTA) - Ukraine’s embassy in Israel tried to recruit Israelis to join the Ukrainian fight against Russia in a Facebook post Saturday.
“The Embassy has begun the format...
NSO Sues Israeli Paper After Explosive Articles On Police
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli tech company NSO Group on Sunday filed a libel lawsuit against an Israeli newspaper after it published a series of explosive articles claiming I...
Russia Confirms Casualties In Ukraine Attack
MOSCOW — The Russian military said Sunday that some of its troops were killed and some were wounded in Ukraine -- admitting for the first time that it had suffered casualties since...
Kyiv’s Mayor: ‘We Are Encircled’ But Full Of Fight
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russian troops draw closer to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv's mayor is both filled with pride over his citizens' spirit and anxious about how long they can ho...
Thousands Of Ukrainians Inquire About Moving To Israel, Jewish Agency Says
JERUSALEM — Around 2,500 Ukrainian Jews have asked to immigrate to Israel and take citizenship since the onset of Russia’s invasion, a quasi-governmental organization says.
The ...
Biden’s Russia Sanctions May Let Moscow Profit From Oil, Gas
There is a glaring carve-out in President Joe Biden's sanctions against Russia: Oil and natural gas from that country will continue to flow freely to the rest of the world and mone...
Ukrainians Return From Abroad To Fight Russian Invasion
MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — While hundreds of thousands of refugees are leaving Ukraine amid Russia's attack on the country, some Ukrainian men and women are returning home from across E...
ICRC Asked To Repatriate Bodies Of Russian Soldiers
UNITED NATIONS -- The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is aware of requests by Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador and others to repatriate the bodies of Russian soldiers kil...
100,000 In Berlin Protest Ukraine Invasion
BERLIN — Approximately 100,000 people have turned out in Berlin to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and show solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
Police said large crowds h...
BREAKING: Russia and Ukraine Agree To Meet With No Preconditions
KYIV, UKRAINE — The office of Ukraine's president has confirmed that a delegation will meet with Russian officials as Moscow’s troops draw closer to Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Vo...
Israel Sends Aid For Ukraine Amid Russian Onslaught
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s prime minister says the country is sending 100 tons of humanitarian aid to assist civilians caught up in the fighting in Ukraine.
Naftali Bennett tol...
Israel Offers To Mediate In Russian-Ukraine Conflict
MOSCOW — The Kremlin says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has offered to help broker an end to fighting in Ukraine.
The Kremlin said Bennett told Russian President Vladim...
Nir Barkat Continues To Refuse 2 Million NIS In Knesset Salaries: ‘I Have Always Volunteered In Public Service’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Likud MK Nir Barkat has refused to receive his salary since entering the Knesset in 2019. The salaries, which are required to be taken by law, have accumulate...
Putin Puts Russia’s Nuclear Forces On Alert, Cites Sanctions
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces put on high alert amid tensions with the West over his invasion of Ukraine.
Putin asserted at a me...
Ukrainian President Zelensky Calls Chief Rabbi Of Ukraine, Asks Jews To Pray On Behalf Of Country
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky spoke Saturday night with Jewish leaders in the country including Chief Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich and asked them to pray f...
Live Update: 4th Day Of Russian Invasion- Street Battles In Kharkiv
NEW YORK (VINnews) — On the fourth day of Russian's invasion of the Ukraine, a number of cities in the country are encircled by Russian forces but they have not yet succeeded in co...
WATCH: Russians Invade Ukraine’s Second-Largest City, But Appear to Meet Resistance
KHARKIV, UKRAINE (VINnews) — On Sunday morning, Russian troops invaded Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, located in the northeast.
However, according to social media video...
Putin’s Claim To Rid Ukraine Of Nazis Is Especially Absurd Given Its History
Russian President Vladimir Putin justifies his war on Ukraine as a peacekeeping mission, a “denazification” of the country.
In his address to the Russian people on Feb. 24, 2022...
North Korea Fires Suspected Missile Into Sea Off East Coast
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea off its eastern coast.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff sa...