Israel provided Ukraine with a water purification system for a school and kindergarten in Vorzel: assistance in wartime conditions
On December 22, 2025, the Embassy of Israel in Ukraine, together with the Israeli international cooperation agency MASHAV, handed over a new water purification installation for a school and kindergarten in the village of Vorzel in the Kyiv region. This was reported by the ambassador of Israel to Ukraine Michael Brodsky. The equipment provided will […]
From the Holocaust to Russian Bombing: The Story of Elvira Borts and Her Grandson – The Defender of Azovstal – How a Jewish Family in Mariupol (Ukraine) Survived Two Genocides + Video
“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 […]
“Masks” and People’s Artist of Ukraine Boris Barsky in Israel in February 2026 – the comedy “Romeo and Juliet”
🎭 Announcement: “Masks Show — Romeo and Juliet” — in Israel! The famous Odessa theater “Masks” returns with a tour in Israel with an updated version of the cult production “Romeo and Juliet” — an incredible, bright, funny, and deeply human comedy created based on Shakespeare’s tragedy. In the lead role — People’s Artist of […]
Where the Ukrainian language is spoken — there remains Ukraine
The Ukrainian language is not only a means of communication but also a sign of the country’s presence in the world. Where it lives and is used, Ukraine is preserved as a cultural and political space. That is why the conversation about language always goes beyond linguistics and becomes a matter of identity and security. […]
MaxxPro: How US-Israeli Armor in Ukrainian Battle Really Saves Lives of Ukrainian Defenders
On July 26, 2025, the official website ArmyInform (Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) published a detailed article “American-Israeli Armor in Ukrainian Battle: MaxxPro Upgrade from SSO” about the use of MaxxPro armored vehicles in SSO units of Ukraine. This material directly emphasizes the role of Israeli technologies and the contribution of the Israeli company Plasan […]
The official list of persons and events NOT containing “symbols of Russian imperial policy” was published by the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory (UINP)
October 7, 2025 The Ukrainian Institute of National Memory (UINP) published an official list of persons and events NOT containing “symbols of Russian imperial policy”. This step became part of the state decolonization program — rethinking historical heritage, where the main goal is not to destroy, but to discern. What is this list and why […]
An American director finds the light of Hanukkah in Kyiv during the war in Ukraine
Director and producer Andrew Cohen, currently residing in Geneva, arrived in Ukraine to shoot a documentary about life in wartime conditions. Last Sunday, amidst a busy schedule, he visited Jewish communities and, despite all the difficulties, encountered what became a true Hanukkah miracle for him. Meeting with Rabbi Rothman When Cohen stayed at a Kyiv […]
“Bulgakov is a symbol of Russian imperial policy, and monuments to him are propaganda”: conclusion of the UIPN
Mikhail Bulgakov, despite his Ukrainian roots, was an imperialist and Ukrainophobe by worldview. Experts from the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory of Ukraine (UINP) write about this. Objects dedicated to the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov in Ukraine are symbols of Russian imperial policy, and their continued presence in public space carries a propagandistic character. Ukrainian […]
How Israeli RADA RPS-42 radars help protect the skies in Ukraine from 2023
Israel, from the very beginning of the full-scale war, took a cautious position regarding military assistance to Ukraine. Officially, Jerusalem refused to supply Kyiv with lethal weapons, fearing deterioration of relations with Moscow for a number of reasons — which are not the subject of this article. Nevertheless, under pressure from Western allies and against […]
She was 100 years old: Righteous Among the Nations Lidia Savchuk – a Ukrainian whom both Hitler’s Nazism and Putin’s Rashism wanted to wipe off the face of the earth
At the beginning of November 2025, in Lucerne, Switzerland, Lidiya Klimovna Savchuk quietly passed away — one of the last living Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations. She was 100 years old. Not a politician, not a media star — an ordinary woman at first glance, who once said “yes” to another’s life in her youth […]
The head of Ukraine’s military intelligence lit Hanukkah candles with the Jewish community of Kyiv.
In Kyiv, at the Jewish Community Center “Beit Menachem,” the third candle of Hanukkah was lit. The event took place against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine and resonant anti-Semitic incidents outside the country — in particular, the recent tragic events in Sydney, Australia. Hundreds of members of the Jewish community gathered in […]
Liberation of Kherson on November 11, 2022: How an “ATB” truck with an Israeli driver became a symbol of the city’s return to Ukraine
Touching footage remembered by all of Ukraine: Exactly three years ago, the Defense Forces liberated Kherson. On November 11, 2022, Ukrainian troops entered the city, where they were greeted by locals with blue and yellow flags — the very ones that had been hidden from the occupiers. These fearless people immediately showed Putin’s army that […]
Superhero “like from ‘Fauda'” in the war against Russia: Israeli veteran on the banks of the Dnieper
Original author: Israeli journalist Shimon Briman. At NAnews / Israel News we carefully retell the main points and recommend reading the full material from the author. From the author on September 12, 2025: “How an Israeli🇮🇱 commando from ‘Fauda’ fights for Ukraine🇺🇦, performing feats of such magnitude that a Hollywood action movie could be made. […]
Voice for Truth: Israel Supported the UN Resolution on Russia’s Human Rights Violations in Occupied Ukrainian Crimea
The UN General Assembly adopted an updated resolution on the human rights situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. Israel voted in support of the document, which became another international confirmation of the non-recognition of the Russian occupation. It is noted that Russia has been on […]
Vote for Truth: Israel Supported the UN Resolution on Human Rights Violations in Occupied Ukrainian Crimea
The UN General Assembly adopted an updated resolution on the human rights situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. Israel voted in support of the document, which became another international confirmation of the non-recognition of the Russian occupation. It is noted that Russia has been on […]
From occupied Lugansk to Israel: the story of a Ukrainian teacher who continues to teach mathematics online to her students from Haifa
The story of Maya Rybnikova: from occupied Lugansk to Haifa. A significant event for the Ukrainian diaspora took place in Haifa, in the heart of Israel. The Embassy of Ukraine handed over the state award on December 19, 2024 “Honored Teacher of Ukraine” Maya Rybnikova is a math teacher from Russian-occupied Severodonetsk. This award is […]
The United Kingdom issued an ultimatum to the Russian-Israeli oligarch: 2.5 billion pounds sterling — to Ukraine
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, publicly warned the Russian-Israeli oligarch Roman Abramovich that he is obliged to transfer 2.5 billion pounds sterling, received from the sale of the football club Chelsea, to humanitarian aid for Ukraine. Otherwise, the British government is ready to pursue this through the courts. The statement was […]
The story of Dmitry Fialka, a children’s coach of “Maccabi Be’er Sheva,” who died defending Ukraine in the International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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 Jerusalem – “Checkpoint Zoo”. The war in Ukraine through the eyes of those who cannot speak – at the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival 2025 – December 17 and 18
“Six people died while trying to save the animals of the eco-park. Two, who tried to bring food to the animals, were killed by the Russians, and their bodies were found about a month and a half later. Another trainer was forced into a cage with lions after a shell broke the cage, and he […]
Monetary derussification: “shag” instead of “kopeck” – The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the change of the name of the small coin
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported on December 18, 2025, in the first reading a bill to rename the small coin “kopeck” to “shag”. The document was voted for by 264 people’s deputies. The decision became not just technical, but symbolic — with historical and political undertones. The final point has not yet been set, […]
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