Ukraine Israel relations

Chabad efforts secure Odesa posting for Breslov Hasid detained over Ukraine draft

A 49-year-old Israeli citizen drafted into the Ukrainian military after traveling to Uman for Rosh Hashanah will serve as a doctor in Odesa instead of a feared combat posting near Kharkiv.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Jonathan Karlinsky, an Israeli-Ukrainian drafted into the Ukrainian army.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk attends a ceremony marking the two years anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Tel Aviv on February 23, 2023.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel warns 'Post' about country's 'growing frustration' - interview

The aim is to open criminal proceedings against all possible parties involved; traders, exporters, and offshore entities that may have enabled breaches,” Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk said.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
View of the Haifa port in the Northern Israeli city of Haifa, November 17, 2024.

Under Ukraine pressure, Israel blocks suspect Russian grain ship

"The Russian supplier of the cargo will have to find an alternative destination to unload it," read a statement issued by Israel’s Grain Importers Association.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Then-deputy justice minister of Ukraine Iryna Mudra talks to the media in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarters, February 4, 2025

Ukraine optimistic on Russia peace, but not at any price, Kyiv official Iryna Mudra tells 'Post'

Iryna Mudra to 'Post': Ukraine committed to diplomacy based on international law, not Russian demands • On Israel ties: 'We want Israeli businesses to become core architects of Ukraine's future'

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

FM Sa'ar meets Ukrainian deputy PM, pushes for designation of Hamas, IRGC as terror orgs.

Both officials also discussed the need to create a joint dialogue to handle the Iranian threat during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry building in Jerusalem.

DECEMBER 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar met with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka.

Bridging the Black Sea and the Middle East: Ukrainian MP urges stronger cooperation with Israel

Ukrainian MP Oleksii Goncharenko warned that Israel is losing ground in Europe and that Ukraine can help, noting that it is in the common interest of both nations to cooperate.

NOVEMBER 12, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Oleksii Goncharenko with Amir Ohana in the Knesset on November 11, 2025

Ukraine received Patriot missile defense systems from Israel, Zelensky confirms

Zelensky added that Ukraine will receive two new patriot systems in the fall.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. September 19, 2023

Israel condemns Russia's deadly drone, missile barrage on Kyiv neighborhood

Russia's sweeping Russian drone and missile attack on a Kyiv neighborhood killed 28 Ukrainians, including three children, and wounded over 150.

AUGUST 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Rescuers stand atop an apartment building hit during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 31, 2025

Ukrainian child in Israel for Leukemia treatment killed in Bat Yam bombing, mother missing

Borik's mother, 30-year-old Maria Pashkorovia, is one of the handful of Israelis still considered missing following the Iranian attack on a Bat Yam residential building.

JUNE 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YUVAL BARNEA
Home Front Command forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Bat Yam, central Israel. June 15, 2025.

Israel-Ukraine relations: War with Russia, fall of Assad, and Trump impacted ties - opinion

Israel's relationship with Ukraine has been influenced by a need to balance ties with Russia in Syria, the fall of the Assad regime, and the reelection of US President Donald Trump.

MARCH 21, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu one day after the October 7 massacre, 2023.

'Israel is afraid of Putin,' Zelensky claims amid lack of support against Russia

Zelensky said he also spoke with European and US officials to help him get Israel to lend Ukraine support, especially with air defenses.

NOVEMBER 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania January 10, 2024.

JCU 2024: A global call for unity

Global leaders at the Kyiv Jewish Forum 2024 stress unity, tackle rising antisemitism, and discuss support for Ukraine’s Jewish community amid ongoing war and shared global security challenges.

NOVEMBER 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein in a conversation with Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee.

Herzog and Zelensky complete new unifying Torah scroll

Presidents Zelensky and Herzog participated in writing a Torah Scroll dedicated to peace amid their countries' crises. The scroll engages diverse contributors and symbolizes Israel-Ukraine unity.

APRIL 5, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG writes the final letter in the Kiev Torah scroll, without the hand-guidance of a scribe.

‘Ukraine has a better understanding of Israel than any other country’ - interview

Asked about antisemitism in Ukraine today, Ukrainian ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, links his index finger to his thumb to indicate zero.

DECEMBER 4, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk.