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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/never-again-is-also-about/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-30T10:30:25+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-30T10:16:10+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2025-01-07T22:51:07+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/the-story-of-dmitry-fialka/</loc>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[The story of Dmitry Fialka, a children&#8217;s coach of &#8220;Maccabi Be&#8217;er Sheva,&#8221; who died defending Ukraine in the International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[He was born in Lviv, became an Israeli citizen, coached children at "Maccabi Be'er Sheva," served in the IDF, and then returned to Ukraine — and to a war that was not of his choosing. He voluntarily joined the "Right Sector", helped train recruits, later signed a contract with the UAF and commanded a platoon in the International Legion of Territorial Defense. He died near Bakhmut — as a man who lived between two countries and remained loyal to both. The story of Dmytro Fialka is not just about heroism, but about choice and duty that is stronger than fear.

Lviv. Birth and Roots
Dmytro Bohdanovych Fialka was born on June 21, 1983, in Lviv. It was the city where everything began for him: football, first friends, the smell of the yard, and cold morning training sessions at the school stadium. He grew up in a family that valued hard work and knew the price of responsibility. And, as acquaintances later recalled, he was focused from childhood — never fussed, acted calmly and precisely.

When he was about fifteen, the family moved to Israel. Repatriation, a change of language, a different climate and culture — all of this was a challenge. But it was there, in Israel, that Fialka learned to overcome himself.

Israel. Service and Formation
After moving to Israel, Dmytro graduated from school and obtained citizenship. He served a three-year term in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in the "Nahal" brigades, and participated in combat operations against the "Hezbollah" group during the Second Lebanon War.

This chapter of his life became foundational. There, in the dusty valleys and hot positions, he understood what discipline was, what trust meant, and the responsibility for others. He later often told friends: "The army made me a man. I don't regret a single day."

The service ended, but the habit of acting, not talking, remained. And then football reappeared in his life.

Coach at "Maccabi Be'er Sheva"
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    <lastmod>2024-09-14T21:16:21+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/they-didnt-know-if-they/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-29T17:47:47+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/jews-from-ukraine-how-natives/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-01-04T16:26:47+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2025-01-11T18:40:05+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-27T11:55:01+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Video: Regina Shafir. The woman who draws the war in Ukraine. &#8211; &#8220;Best Radio of Israel&#8221;]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[January 12, 2025 on the air of Lera Galitsina's program on "Best Radio of Israel" featured a special guest — artist, animator, and cultural attaché of the Israeli Embassy in Ukraine Regina Shafir.

In the interview, she talked about her unique mission in Ukraine, the challenges of war, the promotion of Israeli culture, and personal experiences.

Regina Shafir is the wife of the Israeli ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky. Their children serve in the Israel Defense Forces, highlighting their connection to both countries.

Despite difficult circumstances, she continues to actively strengthen cultural ties between Israel and Ukraine by organizing lectures, exhibitions, and other events.

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Painting Bomb Shelters and Working During the War
One of the most emotional moments of the interview was related to a project implemented by Regina Shafir and her colleague Zoya Sever. In November 2024, the artists transformed the bomb shelter of the children's hospital "Okhmatdet" in Kyiv, turning it into a bright and cozy space.

We wrote about this - "Israeli Artists Transformed a Bomb Shelter in Kyiv's Children's Hospital 'Okhmatdet': Art for Children During the War"
"We wanted to give children the opportunity to escape, even in such difficult conditions. Art helps to cope with anxiety and fear," shared Regina.



Israeli Culture in Ukraine
Despite challenging times, Regina actively works on promoting Israeli culture. In the interview, she detailed the "Month of Israeli Series" held in Ukraine at the end of 2024.

"Israeli culture is unique in its sentimentality. Even military and dramatic plots always touch the depths of the soul," she noted.

Also discussed were:

 	The role of new immigrants in cultural diplomacy.
 	The complexities of interaction between Israeli and Ukrainian cultural environments.




Criticism of Israel and Personal Experiences
Regina openly expressed her views on the criticism directed at Israel b]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-29T10:13:49+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/ukraine-israel-and-difficult-memory/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-27T12:19:04+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/an-international-exhibition-on-moral/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-25T09:54:57+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/laura-loomer-learned-about-her/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-21T15:41:50+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Laura Loomer learned about her Ukrainian Jewish roots: a family secret from Vinnytsia and Kyiv coincided with her shift in attitude towards Ukraine]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Influential American supporter of Donald Trump and supporter of Israel, Laura Loomer, during a July trip to Ukraine, learned previously unknown details about the history of her Jewish family. Ukrainian archivists found information about her great-grandfather Pinkus Loomer, who was born in Vinnytsia on February 10, 1895, and later moved with relatives to Kyiv.

Loomer openly speaks about her Jewish heritage and has positioned herself as a consistent supporter of Israel for many years, paying special attention to combating anti-Semitism, the threat from Iran, and the security of the Jewish state. In 2026, she also opposed the strengthening of anti-Israel sentiments within the American conservative movement and criticized those MAGA representatives who questioned the US alliance with Israel.

Loomer received copies of archival documents during an interview with Ukrainian TV host Marichka Padalko. The conversation was published on July 24, 2026, as part of the "Marichka" project. Already on July 25, the story gained wide coverage in Ukrainian and international media.

[caption id="attachment_285709" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Laura Loomer learned about her Ukrainian Jewish roots: a family secret from Vinnytsia and Kyiv coincided with her turnaround regarding Ukraine[/caption]

The archival discovery turned out to be especially symbolic, as it occurred at a time of a sharp change in Loomer's public position. Previously, she criticized American support for Ukraine and repeated Kremlin-spread claims, but after a personal trip, air raid alarms, meetings with Ukrainians, and visits to sites destroyed by Russian strikes, she acknowledged that her previous views were shaped by disinformation.
What Laura Loomer knew about her family
Before the trip, Loomer only knew that her family had Jewish roots and that her paternal ancestors emigrated to the United States from Kyiv. According to her, the family preserved several old photographs, and among the names of ancest]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-28T19:01:25+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[&#8220;It is a great honor for me to be with you at this time&#8221; &#8211; Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Asman published an address to the residents of Kyiv]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[«Light will definitely overcome darkness» — the rabbi addressed the people of Kyiv amidst new Russian attacks, remembered the deceased 14-year-old Jewish teenager, and prayed for those affected at the Academy of Sciences and the Dobrobut medical clinic.

Author: Lev Varshavsky

On September 28, 2026, the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Asman published an address to the residents of Kyiv, once again sharing his song "Kyiv — Hero." The occasion was the ongoing Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, resulting in the loss of lives, burning of residential buildings, scientific institutions, and medical centers.
"It is a great honor for me to be with you in this difficult time."

"Friends! In recent weeks, Kyiv and its residents have been under continuous Russian attacks day and night," the rabbi wrote on his official Facebook page.
He emphasized that he considers it a great honor to remain with the people of Kyiv in this difficult time.
"I believe: together we will stand. Light will definitely overcome darkness!"
A song that has become relevant again
The composition "Kyiv — Hero" was first published on February 23, 2023, on the eve of the first anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion.

At that time, Asman called it his gift as a token of gratitude to everyone thanks to whom Kyiv and Ukraine stood firm.

The song features images of ancient Kyiv, the city on the slopes of the Dnipro, its historical and spiritual role. The capital itself appears as a defender of Ukraine.

Three and a half years later, the rabbi returns to this composition again, as the Ukrainian capital once more endures heavy Russian attacks.

Watch the original clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VwvPC60vys

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Prayers amidst fires and destruction
On the same day, Asman responded to the Russian strike on the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv. People were trapped by smoke an]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-16T18:46:41+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/the-collection-islands-of-memory/</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-10-21T10:17:26+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[The collection &#8220;Islands of Memory&#8221; in Ukrainian, English, and Hebrew: how Buchach unites Ukraine, Israel, and Agnon&#8217;s literature]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[On the western map of Ukraine, there is a city whose name has become a symbol of cultural memory — Buchach. It was here that the future Nobel laureate Shmuel Yosef Agnon was born, a writer who combined Jewish spirituality and European philosophy. A century later, this city resonates again — now as the site of a literary residency and the book “Islands of Memory”, where Ukrainian authors reflect on time, identity, and Agnon's legacy. The publication has become a cultural bridge between Ukraine, Israel, and the diaspora, uniting texts in three languages — Ukrainian, English, and Hebrew.

Return to the origins: the city where it all began
Buchach is a small town in the Ternopil region, once the center of Galicia, where Ukrainian, Jewish, and Polish traditions intertwined. It was here in 1888 that Shmuel Yosef Agnon was born — a future classic who became one of the creators of modern Israeli literature.His childhood was spent among ancient synagogues, baroque churches, and river slopes, where every place held traces of prayers and songs in Hebrew and Yiddish. Later, these motifs came to life in his books, and Buchach itself became a kind of archetype — a city of memory where the past breathes through words.
After emigrating to Palestine and living in Germany, Agnon gained worldwide fame, but the thread connecting him to Buchach was never broken. That is why, years later, this city once again became a center of cultural dialogue — now in a new century.

Agnon Literary Residency: a city that teaches listening
In 2016, the organization Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter (UJE) together with the Agnon Literary Center created a project capable of returning Buchach its voice.
This is how the Shmuel Yosef Agnon Literary Residency appeared — a space for writers, artists, and translators seeking their own stories in the city.
Here, literature becomes not a genre but a way of dialogue: with memory, with place, with people. Participants — contemporary Ukrainian authors — live in B]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-28T10:56:51+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/jews-from-ukraine-yaakov-dori/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-28T15:49:09+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/who-needs-atlantis-when-you/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-04T16:06:18+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Who needs Atlantis when you have Atlit Yam? &#8211; a submerged city off the coast of Israel]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Atlit Yam is located 10 meters underwater off the coast of the city of Atlit near Haifa. These remains of a vast coastal settlement from the Neolithic era tell the story of a once-thriving community that existed almost 9000 years ago.

It was believed that at the beginning of the Holocene, the Atlit Yam community settled in this place more than 8000 years ago. Although it is completely submerged at present, during the settlement, this place was much higher than the current sea level and boasted very fertile lands intended for agriculture - writes IFL Science.

Discovered by marine archaeologist Dr. Ehud Galili in 1984, this site has since been excavated to glimpse into the lives of the people who once lived there.

On a large area of 40,000 square meters, marine archaeologists found houses, wells, and even graves. It is believed that along with the bones of domesticated sheep, pigs, and dogs, large rectangular stone structures, still standing under the waves, were used as animal pens or as enclosures for separating cultivated fields.

In this area and its surroundings, 65 human skeletons were found, most of which are in single graves, and some remain relatively intact. Also, the remains of a mother and child were discovered at the site, revealing the earliest known cases of tuberculosis. Fragments of human bones, as well as animal remains and stone tools, were found at the bottom of a 5.5-meter well dug by the village residents.

In the center of the settlement stand seven large stone monoliths surrounding a freshwater spring. It is believed that this structure served as a site for water rituals.

Who needs Atlantis when you have Atlit Yam?

Arrowheads, sickles, spearheads, and knives, as well as large accumulations of flint, were excavated in this area. It was found that one flint collection consists of 8755 flint artifacts. Interestingly, the specific material found at this site appears to have been discovered more than 10 kilometers away from Mount Carmel.]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2025-12-28T11:51:35+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-29T13:44:55+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/85-years-since-the-tragedy/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-19T17:30:04+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/israeli-project-a/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-26T12:19:39+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/iron-swords-in-ukrainian-why/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-05T10:49:48+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/ukraine-surpassed-israel-in-the/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-27T12:51:50+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/iran-considers-purchasing-russian-tanker/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-10-08T10:41:46+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-27T07:51:14+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-20T20:11:06+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-26T10:42:06+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-26T09:34:42+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2025-01-27T19:44:10+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/odessa-is-preparing/</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-09-02T14:51:01+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[101 years over the mass grave: the history of the oldest memorial complex of the Jewish community of Ukraine &#8211; video]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[A recent report by local television about the monument to the Proskurov pogrom prompted me to check the history of the memorial itself. Behind the 1925 obelisk lies a separate century-long biography — a mass grave, rescuers of Jews, a vanished cemetery, an almost completed demolition, Hebrew inscriptions of the 21st century, and three different official names for one object.

Author: Anton Pshedynsky

On the evening of August 27, 2026, I came across a small segment on Khmelnytsky's 33 channel titled "Bloody History of the Oldest Memorial Complex of the Jewish Community".

In the frame — a tall light obelisk, bronze human figures, the Star of David, menorahs on the fence, and a slab with an inscription in Hebrew. The segment lasts less than four minutes. But almost every minute of it raised a separate question.

Why is a monument built in 1925 adorned with works by a sculptor born in 1937? Who paid for its construction? What from the current complex has truly been preserved from 1925? How did it survive the German occupation? Why did the Soviet authorities simultaneously limit Jewish memory and place this object under state protection? Who decided to demolish it after the collapse of the USSR? Why is the same monument called by three different names in official Ukrainian documents today?

And finally: who is actually buried under it and how many people are there?

I started checking.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nogB7LLgTVE[/embed]

The historian we hear in the report is Sergey Nikolaevich Yesyunin, a candidate of historical sciences and a leading researcher at the Khmelnytsky Regional Museum of Local Lore. He has been working at the museum since 1995, and since 2006 as a leading researcher, focusing on the history of Khmelnytsky and the cities of Podolia, and is the author of hundreds of historical and local lore publications. Therefore, his appearance in the segment is not a random street comment: before us is one of the people who profes]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-22T09:21:49+00:00</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
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    <lastmod>2025-03-20T13:16:33+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Video: &#8220;History of Ukraine on behalf of T.G. Shevchenko&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;Is it possible to understand Israel?&#8221;]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The new video on the channel «History of Ukraine from the name of T.G. Shevchenko» titled «Can Israel Be Understood?» is a deep historical investigation that highlights key moments in the creation of modern Israel, with special attention to the role of Ukraine and its people in this process. This video addresses major questions that concern both Jewish and Ukrainian history.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6VM6cfzbx0[/embed]
1. How did the Jews go from exile to the creation of a state?
What historical events influenced the formation of Israel?

The video begins with a retrospective covering events spanning three millennia. It examines how the ancient Kingdom of Israel existed, ruled by great figures like King David and his son Solomon. However, the most significant events occurred later — the destruction of the temple by the Romans in 70 AD and the expulsion of the Jews. This led to a thousand years of wandering for the people. How did the Jews manage to survive despite numerous persecutions and the Holocaust?

What was the significance of "Zionism" for the Jewish people?

Zionism became a key element in the process of returning the Jews to their historical homeland. The video explains in detail how Theodor Herzl, the founder of the Zionist movement, proposed the idea of creating a Jewish state. Herzl, analyzing anti-Semitism, concluded that the only way for Jews to avoid persecution was to create their own state.
2. What factors contributed to the creation of Israel?
Why was it important for Jews to return to their homeland?

The video discusses how in the 19th century, the first wave of Jewish migration to the region began, where ancient Israel had previously existed. One of the main factors was widespread violence and anti-Semitism in Europe. Zionists believed that the only way to avoid oppression was to create their state on their historical land. It is important to note that Ukraine played a significant role in this process, providing man]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-21T10:27:06+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-11T12:45:38+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-20T12:55:19+00:00</lastmod>
    <video:video>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Video: Yair Lapid on Ukraine: &#8216;Russia is an ally of Iran&#8217; and &#8216;if we return to power, we will do much more than we did then&#8217;]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Yair Lapid for the first time in the current election campaign so directly linked Russia, Iran, and Ukraine. He stated that if his camp returns to power, they will do more for Ukraine than in 2022, and the space for military cooperation has expanded. The ice has broken — and who will be next?

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH5pNlYWmUo&t=1359s[/embed]

In a big interview with the Russian-language project "Ulpan Politika" (released on YouTube on September 16, 2026), he formulated this without diplomatic fog.]]></video:description>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/yair-lapid-on-ukraine-russia/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-20T11:49:49+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Yair Lapid on Ukraine: &#8216;Russia is an ally of Iran&#8217; and &#8216;if we return to power, we will do much more than we did then&#8217;]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[In the current election campaign in Israel, Ukraine has so far hardly been mentioned as an independent point of future policy. According to open pre-election materials that NAnews managed to verify, Yair Lapid became the first of the major Israeli politicians of the 2026 campaign not only to express support for Ukraine but also to directly link the attitude towards it with what his political camp intends to do after returning to power.

Author: Elena Gunko

In a large interview with the Russian-language project "Ulpan Politika" (released on YouTube on September 16, 2026), he formulated this without diplomatic fog:
"If we return to power, we will do much more than we did then."
By "then," Lapid means 2022 — the period of the government of Naftali Bennett and Lapid himself, when Israel helped Ukraine humanitarianly, opened a field hospital, provided protective equipment, but refused to supply Kyiv with Israeli weapons and air defense systems. Now one of the two leaders of the united list "Beyahad" tells voters that such a level of participation is no longer sufficient.

And immediately after this, Lapid names a reason that for the Israeli audience is perhaps even more significant than the promise to increase aid to Ukraine itself.

Moreover, the wording itself deserves separate attention. According to open speeches and pre-election materials that NAnews managed to verify, this is the first case we found in the 2026 campaign where an Israeli politician of such a level — a former prime minister and current opposition leader — so directly publicly calls Russia an ally of Iran and immediately links this with the need to change Israel's relations with Ukraine.

Lapid says:
"Now Russia is an ally of Iran. They act together in various military spheres."
For Israeli politics, this wording is much harsher than the usual talks about "Moscow and Tehran rapprochement," "military cooperation," or "strategic partnership." Lapid does not leave this connection at the le]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-20T08:18:11+00:00</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/jew-the-last-child-of/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-26T18:55:29+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Jew, &#8220;the last child of Chernobyl&#8221;, serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and defends Ukraine, &#8211; investigation by Ukrainian journalists]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[On April 26, 1986, in Chernobyl, a boy named Yevhen was born into a Jewish family. He is called "the last child of Chernobyl." Forty years later, he serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and defends Ukraine from Russian aggressors. This story connects Chernobyl, Jewish memory, Soviet lies, and the current war of Russia against Ukraine.

Source: video (Ukr.) MARICHKA Padalko from April 23, 2026.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_pN8dWqK9A[/embed]
Born on the night of Chernobyl — now defends Ukraine
On April 26, 1986, on the night of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, a boy named Yevhen was born in the small town of Chernobyl. At that time, the world did not yet understand what had happened. The Soviet system was still trying to contain the catastrophe within its usual formulas: "nothing serious," "keep working," "no panic allowed."

But reality had already changed.

[caption id="attachment_271460" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Jew, "the last child of Chernobyl," serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and defends Ukraine, - investigation by Ukrainian journalists[/caption]

That night, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was destroyed. Radioactive substances were released into the air. Communication with Pripyat, Ivankiv, and Kyiv became problematic. Doctors in the Chernobyl hospital tried to deliver babies without full information about what was happening nearby.

It was on this night that Yevhen was born — a child who is today called the last child of Chernobyl.

This story became widely known thanks to the video by MARICHKA Padalko from April 23, 2026. In it, the journalist told how she and her colleagues managed to find the man born in Chernobyl on April 26, 1986, and meet him during the new tragedy — the great war of Russia against Ukraine.

Today, Yevhen is 40 years old. He lives in Ukraine and serves in the Ukrainian army.

A person born on the night of one of the most terrible technological disasters of ]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2025-04-30T12:52:38+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-07-31T13:45:17+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Israelis in the war for Ukraine: the film &#8220;Not Their War&#8221; about people for whom someone else&#8217;s war became personal &#8211; &#8220;Vot Tak&#8221;]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The documentary film "Not Their War", released on July 26, 2026, tells the story of Israelis and Ukrainian Jews, for whom Russian aggression against Ukraine turned from a distant war into a personal story. Through stories about the army, Uman, Anatevka, Torah scrolls, and community assistance, the main theme of the film gradually unfolds — the price a person pays for a voluntarily made choice.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUmSccIjoIg[/embed]

The video title promises an almost spy story: "How an Israeli instructor was forced to write this confession." At the beginning, the viewer is indeed told how Israeli Tzvi Arieli ended up in Ukrainian counterintelligence and wrote an absurd paper claiming he was allegedly a Mossad agent.

However, this episode takes only a few minutes. The Russian-language editorial documentary "Vot Tak" "Not Their War" is dedicated to a much deeper question: why Israeli citizens, who had the opportunity to leave and live their own lives, decided to stay close to Ukraine, train its military personnel, join units, save Jews and Ukrainians, build housing for refugees, and help the army.

Vot Tak Editorial https://www.youtube.com/@vot_tak presented the film as a story about Israelis whose lives became closely connected with Ukraine.

"Vot Tak" describes itself as "Free news of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and the whole world. A project of the International Broadcasting Center of Polish Public Television TVP."

A specific personal author or director of the film is not named in the open description, so it is more correct to speak of the documentary work of the "Vot Tak" editorial team.

The film's heroes include Israeli instructor Tzvi Arieli, volunteer of the "Aidar" regiment Grigory Pivovarov, Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Asman, historian Chaim Chazin, and scribe Yitzhak Chazin. They talk about Maidan, Donbas, the full-scale Russian invasion, the Jewish community of Ukraine, Uman, Anatevka, service, faith, ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Jewish History and the Maccabean Wars: Ukrainian History Channel Wild Fox Creates 10-Hour Video in Ukrainian]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[On January 18, 2025, Ukrainian historical channel Wild Fox presented a unique 10-hour stream, entirely dedicated to the history of the Jewish people in ancient times.

This project covers events from the Persian king Cyrus II the Great, who allowed the Jews to return to Judea, to the Maccabean Revolt (166-142 BCE), which led to the creation of an independent Kingdom of Judea.

This is not just a recording of a lecture. The author of the video Boris, the host of Wild Fox, spoke for 10 hours non-stop about how Jews overcame historical challenges, what forces stood behind their liberation, and what lessons can be learned from their struggle.

Such a large-scale project in the Ukrainian language is a real breakthrough in popularizing the history of Jews among the Ukrainian-speaking audience.

The author of the channel presents the material in an fascinating and lively manner, turning complex historical events into a gripping narrative.
“I listened to the entire stream for 10 days, an hour a day, and it was amazing. "God grant that the average citizen knows our history as well as Boris knows the history of the Jews," writes Yigal Levin, a well-known Israeli military expert and blogger.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoY3ixgrCXs[/embed]

What makes this project unique:

 	A detailed analysis of the Maccabean War and its significance for the history of Israel.
 	The development of the Jewish people in the era of the Persian and Greek empires.
 	The history of the creation of the Old Testament (Pentateuch) and the formation of religious tradition.
 	The role of the Roman Empire and its influence on the Jews.
 	Description of the sects of Jewish mystics who lived in the deserts near the Dead Sea.

The Maccabean War: The Fight for the Freedom of the Jewish People
One of the central themes of the video is the famous Maccabean Revolt - the struggle of the Jews against the Seleucid Empire, which tried to forcibly Hellenize the Jewish people.

The u]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-17T11:23:07+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/not-only-zelensky-ukrainian-trace/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-13T18:49:56+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-10-12T08:15:12+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-13T16:13:14+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/nightmare-for-tel-aviv-gathered/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-13T12:17:47+00:00</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/ukrainian-nazar-is-already-1/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-13T09:24:36+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-07-14T17:14:39+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-12T18:54:00+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-06T17:25:10+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-06T13:47:13+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-04T17:20:46+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T08:58:02+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-09T08:31:28+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-05T08:30:33+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-07T09:59:39+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[From the Holocaust to Russian Bombing: The Story of Elvira Borts and Her Grandson &#8211; The Defender of Azovstal &#8211; How a Jewish Family in Mariupol (Ukraine) Survived Two Genocides + Video]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[“I survived the Holocaust and then under Russian bombs. The story is repeating itself. But Ukraine must survive.”
Russia follows in the footsteps of the Nazis, destroying Ukrainians just as Hitler destroyed the Jews.
“We thought this would not happen again. But Russia has proven that we were mistaken.”
Elvira Borts' story was shared at the opening of the Exhibition "Ukrainian-Jewish Century: Photographs and Stories of 1920-1924" on January 27, 2025, at the National Historical and Memorial Reserve "Babi Yar," opened in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

The exhibition was attended by:

 	Lyubov Borts - the widow of Elvira's late brother.
 	Inna Zakalok - Lyubov's daughter.
 	Mark Zakalok - Elvira's grandson, a defender of Azovstal and former prisoner of war.

Elvira Borts did not survive until the opening of the exhibition, but her story became part of the exhibition.
“With the Germans, Elvira was briefly disguised so that it was not clear that she was Jewish. Then 39 people named Borts were shot in Mariupol.

During the Russian occupation, when passing through checkpoints, we were saved only by the fact that Elvira’s husband was a blockade survivor from Leningrad and, during the Soviet era, was an officer in the navy.

That's why the Russians did not shoot us,” - Lyubov Borts, Elvira's sister-in-law, recounts.
Together, they escaped from the besieged Mariupol in 2022. Lyubov attended the exhibition with her grandson Mark, who had been captured and recently freed. Elvira died last year in Kyiv, and her husband passed away even earlier.
A girl hiding from the Nazis, and an old woman fleeing from the Russians
Elvira Borts was born into a Jewish family in Mariupol. In 1941, when the city was occupied by the Nazis, most of her relatives were shot, and Elvira was hidden by another family in their basement.
“I saw how my neighbors were taken away, and no one else saw them again. I heard the cries of children who were scared. I lived in fear,” she ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Video: Natan Sharansky &#8211; &#8220;Ukraine today is possibly becoming one of the greatest nations in Europe and the &#8216;shield of Europe'&#8221;]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA["And so I want to say to the Ukrainian people, who are having such a hard time right now, but every day of your struggle you are free people, and you live a full life, which is very important, of course, to win, but no matter how hard this life is, life in voluntary annexation to Russia will be much worse."

Israeli politician and human rights activist Natan Sharansky believes that Russia's war against Ukraine may be approaching a turning point, and prolonged hostilities are gradually becoming a threat to Putin's regime itself. The former Soviet dissident, who personally met with the Russian president, said this in a large interview with Radio Liberty, published on September 6, 2026.

Author: Editorial Staff of NANews

In a conversation with Oksana Maksimlyuk, Sharansky spoke not only about Russia and the possible end of the war. A separate part of the interview is devoted to the relations between Israel and Ukraine, military cooperation, Ukrainian drones, missile defense, elections during the war, and what the two countries can learn from each other today.

NANews — News of Israel gathered the main theses of this conversation. The full interview, lasting more than 50 minutes, can be watched below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci4DKDwnLG4

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci4DKDwnLG4[/embed]
Sharansky: the war weakens Putin as a dictator
[caption id="attachment_291897" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Video: Natan Sharansky - "Ukraine today is possibly becoming one of the greatest nations in Europe and the 'shield of Europe'"[/caption]

One of the central theses of the interview concerns the state of the Russian regime.

Sharansky believes that the continuation of the war destroys the image of Putin, on which a significant part of the Russian political system has relied for many years: the image of a strong leader capable of guaranteeing the elites security and access to resources.

According to him, at the beginning of the war, represen]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Video: &#8220;Know Ours&#8221; &#8211; Kirill Karetnik &#8211; from Ukraine, moved to Israel in 2009, served in the army, worked, and became a politician]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The third episode of the project "Know Ours" about Ukrainians in Israel.
"This video was filmed before October 7, 2023. But the war in Israel put our activities on pause."

Kyrylo Karetniuk – a Ukrainian who moved to Israel in 2009, served in the army, worked, and became a politician. Importantly, the interview is not about Kyrylo's political sphere and is not of an agitational nature. The goal is to reveal the personality outside of political life and tell another story of an influential Ukrainian in Israel.

Host - Kateryna Trushyk.
Filming, editing, sound - Olena and Alex Ginzburg.
Haifa, Israel.

Kateryna Trushyk:
"The war in Israel has disrupted the plans of many people.

Elena Ginzburg, Alex Soundman Ginzburg, and I planned to develop our project about Ukrainians in Israel and Israelis helping to bring Ukraine closer to victory.
We had a list of heroes and heroines with whom we planned to record interesting interviews.

October 7, 2023, changed our plans.

We hope to still implement them and reveal and open many true heroes who do a lot of important work for both Ukraine and Israel.

The video that will be released today was recorded before October 7, 2023.

This is the third episode of the project "Know Ours".

The hero of the interview is Kyrylo Karetniuk (קיריל קארטניק) – a Ukrainian who moved to Israel in 2009, served in the army, worked, and became a politician.
Importantly, our interview is not about Kyrylo's political sphere and is not of an agitational nature.

Our goal is to reveal the personality outside of political life and tell another story of an influential Ukrainian in Israel."
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      <video:description><![CDATA[In August 2026, the feature-length documentary "Kuzma: Scarily Cheerful" is released internationally, dedicated to Andriy Kuzmenko — a Ukrainian singer, composer, writer, TV presenter, and founder of the band "Skryabin".

Screening dates for the documentary film “Kuzma: Terribly Funny” in Israel &#x1f1ee;&#x1f1f1; — Tickets are available for the screenings — in Tel Aviv and Haifa on Showman.

&#x1f4cd; August 30 (Sunday) — Tel Aviv
9 Paamonit Street — Ennis Auditorium
Running time — 2 hours 13 minutes
Language — Ukrainian, with English subtitles
Doors open — 7:00 PM
Screening begins — 7:30 PM
At 9:45 PM — online Q&amp;A with the film team

&#x1f4cd; September 3 (Thursday) — Haifa
HOT CINEMA, Hall 5, Grand Canyon
54 Derech Simha Golan
Running time — 2 hours 13 minutes
Language — Ukrainian, with English subtitles
Doors open — 6:45 PM
Screening begins — 7:00 PM

The film's screenings are announced in more than 30 countries worldwide. Israel is also included in the international program, but the exact cities, cinemas, and screening dates have not yet been named. The Israeli partner of the project is the company Created in Ukraine, which is involved in showcasing Ukrainian cinema in Israel.

For those who listened to Kuzma Skryabin's songs in their youth, the film may be a meeting with the artist whose music remained part of their personal history. For viewers who previously knew almost nothing about him, it is an opportunity to discover one of Ukraine's most recognizable and unusual artists of recent decades.

[caption id="attachment_285532" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Coming soon to Israel: Kuzma Skryabin returns to the big screen in August 2026 - the film 'Kuzma: Scarily Cheerful' will be shown in 30+ countries worldwide[/caption]
Who is Kuzma Skryabin
Kuzma Skryabin is the stage name of Andriy Kuzmenko. He was born on August 17, 1968, and became known as the leader of the band "Skryabin," which emerged in the late 1980s.

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      <video:description><![CDATA[Historian Alexander Alferov - since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion — an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, served in the units of the Special Operations Forces "Azov-Kyiv" and the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. Holds the rank of reserve major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since June 27, 2025 - head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.
The name of Kyiv in the popular imagination is almost inextricably linked with the figure of the legendary Kyi. This version, recorded in the "Tale of Bygone Years," has long become part of the school canon and national myth.

But ancient Kyiv, as sources from the 10th century claim, had another name — rare, mysterious, and almost vanished from historical memory. This name is Sambatas. And it is around this name that a complex and underestimated discussion about the early history of the city is taking place today.
Sambatas, the Sambation River, and Kyiv
The existence of the second name was reminded by historian Alexander Alferov, analyzing Byzantine sources that are rarely cited outside the academic environment. His conclusions are based not on later chronicles but on the direct testimony of a contemporary of the events.

The discussion is about the treatise "On the Governance of the Empire," created in 948 by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus. In this text, Kyiv is named the capital of Rus' — and at the same time, its second name is indicated: Sambatas.

This mention is unique. Neither in later Byzantine chronicles, nor in ancient Russian chronicles, nor in Western European sources does Sambatas appear again. Historians do not have parallel texts or archaeological finds that directly confirm or refute this name.

It is this singularity of the source that makes Sambatas especially important.

Researchers are not just dealing with an alternative name for the city, but with a trace of a vanished layer of historical reality — possibly associated with another language, another cul]]></video:description>
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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1zsb4X9xZE&t=1096s[/embed]

&nbsp;]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[This video is not a lecture or a "thorough analysis." It is an emotional attempt to articulate aloud what the author, in his own words, has been contemplating for a long time: why among the people from the former USSR (including those who emphasize their Jewish heritage) there are so many people who "nostalgize" about the USSR, justify modern Russia, and repeat anti-Ukrainian, and often anti-Israeli theses. It is better to watch the video in full: the author, as they say, does not mince words, and in our presentation, we tried to present his theses a bit softer and simpler to make it easier to read and discuss.

The video is called "SOVIET "JUDENRAT" THAT SURVIVED. What is the essence of this part of "lovers" of the USSR and the narrow Reich", released on the author's YouTube channel on February 20, 2026.

The author himself, Ayder Muzhdabaev, is a journalist and public commentator of Crimean Tatar origin; he previously worked in Russian media and later moved to Ukraine, associated with the TV channel ATR. Recently (January - February 2026), he visited Israel and had several creative meetings there. More about him here - https://nikk.agency/s-ajderom-muzhdabaevym/.
How he begins
[caption id="attachment_259170" align="alignnone" width="1200"] "Soviet "Judenrat" that survived": what Ayder Muzhdabaev's video argues about - and why it's painful to hear in Israel[/caption]

His introduction is almost a confession, without "lead-ins."

He speaks approximately like this (a retelling close to the text, without obscene language):

He has been thinking about this topic for a long time.

He talked with friends — those who live in Israel and other countries, help Ukraine, and those who have lived in Soviet republics and in "already-Russia," including Moscow.

And after these conversations, he tries to understand the phenomenon of people who "cling to the Soviet," justify Putin, and at the same time promote the legend that Putin is a "Judeophile," meaning suppose]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Understanding modern Russia through ceremonial formulas, state slogans, and pseudo-historical manifestos has long been impossible. The structure of this system is much more accurately revealed elsewhere: in the language of the zone, in the cult of power, in the hierarchy of 'pahan — six', in the romanticization of the bandit as a hero, and in the habit of turning violence into a norm. This idea is thoroughly examined in the podcast (Ukr.) "TYURYAGA.RU: Brigade, Brother, Word of a Guy and Other Hits of RU Culture" by the authors of Center for MordoRU Research, where prison culture is shown not as a byproduct, but as one of the basic codes of Russian public life.

The key bond of Russian culture today... PRISON! And this is not only because many Muscovites have served time or are planning to do so in the future. But consider that the current Russian elite not only does not disdain criminal chanson as a national style of music, but also pours crazy money into criminalized cinema — from films like "Brother" or "Boomer" to series — the classic "Brigade" and the more modern "Word".

What caused such an infusion of the Russian people with prison culture and what consequences it has today — are discussed by Deputy Director of the CPI Alina Alexeeva and cultural sociologist Bogdan-Oleg Gorobchuk.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhaayhwOEDU[/embed]

For the Israeli audience, this conversation is especially important.

In Israel, they understand too well what happens to a society where power begins to be passed off as truth, and aggression as character. When a regime grows next to the democratic world, feeding on criminal aesthetics, humiliation of the weak, and the cult of a harsh hierarchy, it is no longer a question of foreign pop culture. It is a question of security, political thinking, and how violence becomes an export commodity.

[caption id="attachment_268778" align="alignnone" width="1200"] PRISON AS A 'BOND': why 'Brigade', 'Brother', and 'Word o]]></video:description>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/israel-and-ukraine-are-holding/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-26T18:52:50+00:00</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/in-hebrew-and-in-israel/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-01-03T13:25:28+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/not-the-position-of-the/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-26T08:46:02+00:00</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/162-russian-drones-overnight-a/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-26T07:19:10+00:00</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/the-bridge/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-25T20:00:17+00:00</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/50-years-ago-the-ussr/</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-11-10T11:14:54+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[50 years ago, the USSR started by imposing the idea &#8220;Zionism = racism&#8221; on the world, and modern Russia, in alliance with Iran and anti-Israel forces, continues to exploit the same narrative — only under new slogans.]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The Israeli Foreign Ministry reminded that on November 10, 1975, the USSR achieved the adoption of Resolution 3379, declaring Zionism a "form of racism". Today, Russia, relying on Iran and its allies, repeats the same rhetoric under the guise of "fighting Nazism" in Ukraine.

50 Years Later: A Reminder from Israeli Diplomacy
On November 10, 2025, the Israeli Foreign Ministry published a message:
“Today marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the disgraceful UN Resolution No. 3379 (XXX). On the night of November 10-11, 1975, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution by 72 votes in favor, 35 against, and 32 abstentions, declaring Zionism a form of racism.

The Soviet Union, with the support of Arab states, finally achieved its goal.”
For Israel, it was not just a diplomatic blow — it was a moment when the false Soviet myth received the UN's seal.

In his speech, Israeli representative Chaim Herzog publicly tore up the text of the resolution, declaring that "persecutions will only strengthen Zionism."

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn8JAXUf97E&t=1022s[/embed]
How Moscow Fabricated the Narrative
The Israeli Foreign Ministry directly reminded how Moscow laid the foundation of anti-Zionism:
“The first significant attempts to link Zionism with racism, and particularly with fascism (which in the USSR became synonymous with Nazism), on the international stage were made by Moscow in 1964. At that time, in response to a proposal to include condemnation of anti-Semitism in a resolution on racial discrimination, Soviet representatives unofficially threatened that they would be ‘forced’ to bring their amendment condemning Nazism, fascism, and Zionism to general discussion.”
Later, in 1965, the USSR fulfilled its threat and introduced an amendment to the UN equating anti-Semitism and Zionism:
“The Soviet Union, fulfilling its previous year's threat, introduced the following amendment: ‘UN member states condemn anti-Semitism, Zionism, Nazism, as well as any mani]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2025-12-04T09:37:13+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/the-strangest-passover-contract-why/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-03-31T16:31:20+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/the-chief-rabbi-of-kyiv-3/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-25T13:42:34+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/israel-has-officially-begun-preparations/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-16T14:56:58+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-24T18:42:50+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/video-robots-on-khreshchatyk-and/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-24T15:17:26+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Video: Robots on Khreshchatyk and sea drones on the Dnipro: how Ukraine held the world&#8217;s first parade of unmanned systems &#8211; August 24, 2026]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[On Ukraine's Independence Day on August 24, 2026, ground robots marched down the main street of Kyiv instead of tanks, and combat sea drones moved along the Dnipro. I analyzed the official recording of the parade, checked the names of the systems shown, and found out what connection the Ukrainian P1-SUN has to the familiar Israeli threat of Iranian 'Shaheds'.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLiUl4Ipb98[/embed]

Queries like 'drone parade in Kyiv on August 24, 2026', 'the world's first drone parade', and 'what drones did Ukraine show' might create the impression that an ordinary light show of hundreds of civilian quadcopters took place over the city. This is not the case.]]></video:description>
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    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/israel-prepares-a-police-operation/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-24T14:11:21+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/understand-israel-religious-movements-haredim/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-28T21:08:54+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Understand Israel: religious movements, Haredim, &#8216;knitted kippahs&#8217; and the main debate about the future of the state &#8211; video by Sophie Ron-Moria / Levi Tabachnikov]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[On June 28, 2026, a recording of the meeting of the project "Understanding Israel", dedicated to religious movements and sectors in Israel, was released on the World Israel Beytenu channel.

It was not a dry lecture about terms.

The conversation between Sophie Ron-Moria and Levi Tabachnikov was an attempt to explain why it is impossible to truly understand modern Israel without understanding its internal religious and social groups: its politics, army, education, conflicts, elections, culture, and daily life.

The guest of the episode was Sophie Ron-Moria — a lawyer, journalist, publicist, writer, columnist for "Maariv", and participant in discussions on Channel 9. In the conversation, she was presented as a representative of the national-religious environment, that is, religious Zionism — the sector often called "knitted kippahs" or dati-leumi in Israel.

The host of the meeting was Levi Tabachnikov. He defined the topic as part of the "Understanding Israel" series of meetings of the "Beytenu Olami" project, where various specialists and residents of the country help to understand how Israeli society, the state of Israel, and Jewish life within it are structured. Levi Tabachnikov is a reserve officer of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), a public and political figure. An immigrant from Donetsk (Ukraine), he is actively engaged in volunteer, human rights, and informational activities.
We recommend watching this video in full here it is - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZwmcFy1nQ8: the conversation turned out to be important for understanding how Israel is structured from the inside today — through religion, army, education, work, benefits, and the issue of collective responsibility after October 7.
For those who prefer reading, NANews — Israel News Nikk.Agency prepared extracts from the broadcast: we collected theses, figures, and fragments of the conversation that seemed most important and interesting for understanding the future of the Jewish democratic ]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-24T08:08:18+00:00</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/a-monument-to-vladimir-jabotinsky/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-16T16:20:48+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/video-satanovsky-necropolis-one-of/</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-12-19T14:12:19+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Video: &#8220;Satanovsky Necropolis — One of the Oldest Jewish Necropolises in Ukraine&#8221; &#8211; Report by Ukrainian TV Channel]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA["The Sataniv Jewish cemetery operated for almost 500 years. The ancient core of the cemetery is the burial of the 15th, 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries. It numbers about one thousand tombstones. This period marks the flourishing of the carving art of the Jewish people." In the Horodok district of the Khmelnytsky region of Ukraine, ancient cemeteries are being studied. This is done within the framework of the "Graves of Ancestors" project in cooperation with the public organization "Ukraine Incognita." Fourteen Ukrainian, Polish, and Jewish cemeteries have already been studied. The Jewish ones are the best preserved.

What the texts, ornaments, embossed images, and inscriptions on the matzevot tell about was explained by the head of the department of culture, religions, and tourism of the Horodok City Council, Oleh Fedorov, in a report by "Suspilne".

This is the old part of the Sataniv Jewish cemetery. Burials here date back to the 16th – early 19th century. "This is one of the most beautiful tombstones of the Sataniv necropolis. It is not the oldest, it is from 1800. Here lies Sarah, the daughter of Rabbi Meir from Lviv," said researcher and local historian Dmytro Polyukhovych. Researcher and local historian, member of the public organization "Incognita Ukraine" Dmytro Polyukhovych says the tombstones are decorated in the Baroque style and have a number of symbols. "It is said here that the girl buried here is righteous in her deeds, modest. This is a very romantic epitaph: 'for this beauty, which will decay in the ground, I weep.' Here we see symbols of maiden purity: does — a symbol of maiden purity and beauty, resting — a symbol of innocence and purity, lions — a symbol of the Jewish people. And this is actually a portal. On another tombstone ceiling, matzevot, three hares are depicted. They have become symbols of the three world religions. "The image of three hares first appears in China, in a Buddhist cave monastery and dates back to the 4th century AD. I]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-23T10:42:46+00:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nikk.agency/en/yiddish-a-language-rooted-in/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-20T20:14:12+00:00</lastmod>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[&#8220;Yiddish &#8211; a language rooted in Ukrainian soil&#8221;: how this language adapts to new realities and why it needs to be supported in Ukraine &#8211; video]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[In early February 2026, Ukraїner released a conversation about the Yiddish language as part of the podcast "Language Issue" — a Ukrainian project about languages considered vulnerable and in need of support. The guest of the episode is Tetiana Nepypenko, a researcher and teacher of Yiddish, translator, and literary scholar; the conversation is led by Bohdana Romantsova. The episode was made in collaboration with House of Europe with the support of the European Union.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubPZtVhzVlg[/embed]

Key points from the conversation in text version (Ukr.): 
The key framework of the conversation is formulated simply and strictly: Yiddish is not a "language somewhere alongside Ukrainian history," but part of the fabric of this history, because before World War II, millions spoke Yiddish in Europe, and in the territory of modern Ukraine, there were towns and villages where Yiddish was not a marginal code but an ordinary everyday reality — the language of family, trade, press, theater, and literature. Nepypenko separately articulates the scale of the loss: the Yiddish-speaking community in Ukraine sharply decreased due to the Holocaust and Soviet repressions, and after the creation of Israel, Yiddish in the state project was pushed aside as "diasporic" — in favor of Hebrew.

Yiddish and Hebrew are not "two variants of one," but two different language systems
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One of Nepypenko's first specific theses sounds like a "reality check": before arguing whether "it is one literature or two," one must acknowledge the basic fact — these are two different languages. She distinguishes them not by emotion or politics, but by linguistics: Hebrew is Semitic, Yiddish is Germanic. Yiddish, even being a Jewish language, is structurally closer to German]]></video:description>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-22T10:51:05+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-09T09:59:25+00:00</lastmod>
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