Ukraine-Russia War

Russia advances to east-central Ukrainian region amid row over dead soldiers

Zelensky vowed to continue prisoner swaps, warning Russia’s delays harm peace efforts. Russia pushes into central Ukraine amid rising tensions over the dispute.

President Volodymyr Zelenski speaks during a press briefing following phone calls with U.S. President Donald Trump, amid Russia?s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 19, 2025.
 Tzvi-Hirsch (Grisha) Zvergzde.

Jewish-Ukrainian soldier killed in fighting with Russia, third Jewish casualty in two weeks

  IRAN’S SUPREME leader Ali Khamenei and United States President Donald Trump.

With Trump in charge, the world must prepare for long wars - opinion

A view of an old gas mask that according to local residents was left behind by Russian soldiers inside a building that normally houses a variety of businesses including an agricultural machinery repair company, in Bucha, Ukraine April 19, 2022.

Britain to invest billions in defense spending following escalating fears, threats of World War III


Jewish community in Zhytomyr mourns beloved teacher killed in Ukraine war

A funeral procession is expected to pass the Or Avner Chabad campus on Wednesday afternoon so students can pay their final respects.

 The Jewish community in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, is mourning the death of Andriy Vitaliyovych Kurovskyy, a longtime computer science teacher at the Or Avner Chabad Jewish school

WATCH: Ukraine blows up Russia's bridge to Crimea with underwater explosives

The SBU shared video footage that showed an explosion next to one of the many support pillars of the bridge.

 Reported CCTV footage of the bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula demolished by underwater explosives.

Lessons from the drone attack on Russia’s airbases - analysis

 The Ukrainian attack on the Russian airfields has been seen as a game-changer in warfare.

 A serviceman from the mobile air defense unit of the 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a Browning machine gun towards a Russian drone during an overnight shift, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine June 2, 2025.

Russia sets out two Ukraine ceasefire options, state media say

Ukrainian officials say there are hundreds of children who were forcibly removed from Ukrainian territory by Russian forces, and it wants them returned as part of a peace deal.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov walks after a meeting at Ciragan Palace on the day of the second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in Istanbul, Turkey, June 2, 2025.

WATCH: Ukraine drones destroy 40+ Russian bombers in airport strike, footage shows

The drones used in the strike were part of a continuing campaign to neutralize the aircraft responsible for regular bombardments of Ukrainian cities. Ukraine notified Trump in advance.

 Reported footage of a Ukranian drone damaging Russian bomber planes.

Trump says Putin is 'playing with fire' as Russia makes gains in Ukraine

"I only know of one REALLY BAD thing — WWIII," top Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said in response to Trump's comments.

 US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019.

Putin's helicopter caught in Ukrainian drone attack while visiting Kursk region - report

This comes as Russia and Ukraine exchanged 1,000 prisoners of war over the weekend.

 Emergency workers extinguish fires in the debris of a private house that was destroyed in a Russian rocket strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Markhalivka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, May 25, 2025.

Novel set in a war-torn Ukraine wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature

Sasha Vasilyuk's novel is the second book by an immigrant from the former Soviet Union to win the 2025 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.

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In war-torn Berdychiv, one man fights to preserve the memory of a once-thriving Jewish community

A Ukrainian Jewish leader fights to preserve Holocaust memory in Berdychiv as war, emigration, and dwindling resources threaten his city’s Jewish legacy.

 A Ukrainian serviceman prays next to a memorial for the victims of Babyn Yar (Babiy Yar), one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, during a commemorative ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine September 29, 2023.

Roman Abramovich files legal challenge against EU sanctions

The lawsuit came as the European General Court in Luxembourg convened its hearing in relation to the 2022 sanctions on Tuesday.

 Russian oligarch and politician Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son’s Bar Mitzvah, in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 20, 2022.

Trump says Russia, Ukraine to begin peace talks immediately

Ceasefire negotiations are said to begin between Ukraine and Russia with aid from Trump.

 US President Donald Trump gestures, while he boards Air Force One, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025.