Ukraine crisis

Ukraine's Starshield functionality in motion has been restored, source says

Ukraine's defense ministry said it would continue to seek clarification on the reasons for Wednesday's disruption of the military-grade version of SpaceX's internet service.

Smoke in Kyiv. Increase in returnees from Ukraine due to the war.
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov's new defense tech initiative 'Army of Robots'

Former Ukrainian defense minister unveils 'Army of Robots' to accelerate autonomous warfare

UK Foreign Secretary Edward Miliband.

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 Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mykhailo Albertovych Fedorov is welcome by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Unseen) prior to a bilateral meeting in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarters, on June 18, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium.

Ousted Ukraine defense chief Fedorov calls for wartime elections in challenge to Zelensky


Israeli trauma expert visits Kyiv at the invitation of first lady Olena Zelenska

The founder and director of Jerusalem’s Israel Psychotrauma Center shares experiences of civilian and military trauma during the ongoing Middle East conflict.

 Danny Brom speaking at the summit.

Ukrainian Catholic bishops rebuke pope over his Russia comments

The bishops' statement said they told the pope that certain statements and gestures of "the Holy See and Your Holiness are painful and difficult for the Ukrainian people."

 Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2023.

Deadly market attack in Ukraine overshadows visit by Blinken

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, saying it killed at least 16 people, including a child, and wounded many more.

 Flames rise and people run during an attack on the city of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine, September 6, 2023, according to presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, in this still image from video obtained from social media.

Ukraine loses its first Challenger 2 tank

The tank, one of 14 supplied to Ukraine by the British in January, was seen in videos online burning by the side of a road in the recently liberated town of Robotyne. 

 Ukrainian personnel pose with a flag on top of a Challenger 2 tank during a training at Bovington Camp, near Wool in southwestern Britain, February 22, 2023.

First Chabad rabbi dispatched to Ukraine since start of Russia-Ukraine war

This dispatch followed a rejuvenation of several Jewish communities in Ukraine, a phenomenon spurred by internal migration due to the conflict.

 Rabbi Mendy and Mushky Halperin have arrived in Ukraine, making them the first Chabad emissaries to do so since the outbreak of war in early 2022.

Zelensky replaces Ukraine's defense minister in Russia war shake-up

The announcement, made in his nightly video address to the nation, sets the stage for the biggest shakeup of Ukraine's defense establishment during the war launched by Russia in February 2022.

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2023

Russian drone attack in Odesa region hits Danube port infrastructure

Two civilians were injured in a Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Danube port.

 Grain warehouses heavily damaged by a Russian drone attack are seen at a compound of a port on the Danube, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine August 16, 2023.

UK hires Jewish lawmaker Grant Shapps as new defense minister

Shapps, who says his Jewish relatives were chased out of Latvia, Poland and Russia several generations ago, described hearing about his Ukrainian guests' experience as "sobering."

 Grant Shapps leaves 10 Downing Street after being announced as Britain's new defence secretary in London, Britain, August 31, 2023

Israeli Trauma Coalition opens resilience center in Ukraine

The new resilience center, which is set to open on Friday, will become the 5th active center developed by the ITC since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine War.

 An ITC resilience center inaugurated in Kyiv, Ukraine in April 2023.

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.