Michael Brodsky

Maksym Subkh, Ukraine’s Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa (courtesy)

September 30, 2022, 1:58 pm

Ukraine ‘frustrated’ by Israel, Lapid, says new envoy to Middle East

Maksym Subkh, Kyiv’s new special representative, says Lapid became more cautious once he took over as PM, but lauds humanitarian aid, hints at expanded cooperation against Tehran

By Lazar Berman

Uman Mayor Iryna Pletnyova (screenshot/Uman media YouTube)

July 26, 2022, 6:57 pm

Uman’s mayor to ToI: We don’t have enough shelters, can’t guarantee pilgrims’ safety

Iryna Pletnyova says worshipers’ well-being is her responsibility, but residents say they hope Bratslav Hasidim and others will arrive

By Lazar Berman

A father photographs his son against a Russian missile in Old Kyiv, July 21, 2022. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)

July 25, 2022, 1:58 pm

Daily Briefing July 25: Israel’s government still at work; touring tanks in Ukraine

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur on what a dissolved government does while awaiting elections; Lazar Berman, on location in Ukraine, puts 400 years of Russian relations in context

By TOI staff

Ultra-Orthodox men seen lighting the 'Havdallah' candle marking the end of the Jewish Sabbath, inside a synagogue in the town of Uman, Ukraine, during the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. September 7, 2013. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)

July 22, 2022, 7:33 pm

Envoy: No final decision from Kyiv on Uman pilgrimage, but Jews urged to stay away

Ambassador Michael Brodsky says Israel will not be able to provide those who get into trouble with consular services; says plans in works to bring wounded soldiers to Israel

By Lazar Berman

Israel Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky is interviewed at his office in Kyiv, on February 16, 2022. (Screenshot, Ynet)

June 24, 2022, 2:59 pm

After Zelensky’s critique, Israeli envoy says Israel doing everything it can to help

Acknowledging Jerusalem and Kyiv’s ‘shared fate,’ Michael Brodsky says Israel has challenges of its own and ‘needs to think of its own interests’

By Tobias Siegal and Lazar Berman

Israel Ambassador to Ukraine raises Israel's flag in front of the embassy in Kyiv, May 17, 2022 (courtesy)

May 17, 2022, 1:32 pm

After weeks of closure, Israel envoy to Ukraine raises flag in front of Kyiv embassy

Ambassador Michael Brodsky in Ukrainian capital for 1st time since Russia invaded; meets with local officials to discuss Israel’s role in country’s reconstruction

By Lazar Berman

Israel's Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, at the Medyka crossing point, on February 27, 2022. (Twitter)

April 30, 2022, 7:02 pm

Russia criticizes Israeli envoy to Ukraine for letter on renaming Kyiv streets

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman slams Michael Brodsky’s ‘flirting’ after he suggests to capital’s mayor that some public places be named for those who saved Jews in Holocaust

By TOI staff

Ukrainian servicemen attach a cable to the body of a civilian while checking for booby traps in the formerly Russian-occupied Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Ukraine, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

April 3, 2022, 10:38 pm

Lapid says scenes from Ukraine’s Bucha ‘horrific,’ targeting civilians a ‘war crime’

Hundreds of bodies found in Kyiv suburb after Russian retreat; asked earlier if Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine had accused Russia of crimes, Foreign Ministry was hesitant

By TOI staff

A dead body lies on a street in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, on April 2, 2022 (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

April 3, 2022, 12:38 pm

Israel envoy to Ukraine says killing of civilians in Bucha unjustifiable ‘war crime’

Michael Brodsky says he’s shocked by photos from Kyiv suburb that appear to show dozens of civilians massacred by Russian troops; UK says it’s collecting evidence for ICC probe

By TOI staff and AFP

Irit Yakhnes, head of public diplomacy at the Israeli embassy in Poland, speaks on the phone in the Foreign Ministry situation room in Przemysl, Poland. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)

March 4, 2022, 7:38 pm

From a humble Polish hotel, Israel’s unique situation room works to extract citizens

Foreign Ministry staff from Ukraine, Poland and beyond bring blankets, documents, and guidance to those stuck at the border, trying to flee Ukraine

By Lazar Berman

March 1, 2022, 8:40 am

Catastrophe in waiting: Israel’s Ukraine envoy sees humanitarian crisis at border

Ambassador Michael Brodsky says Poland-Ukraine crossing could get dangerous: No bathrooms, food, water; ‘people spend 24, 48 hours in their cars and buses, are angry, tired’

By Lazar Berman

People from neighboring Ukraine rest at a train station that was turned into an accommodation center in Przemysl, Poland, on February 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

February 25, 2022, 7:42 am

‘Save us!’: Hundreds of Israelis stuck in Ukraine call Foreign Ministry hotline

Jerusalem estimates some 8,000 Israelis are still inside war-torn country; ambassador describes difficulties for people trying to get out of the major cities

By TOI staff

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine, February 24, 2022. (Niv Musman/GPO)

February 24, 2022, 2:00 pm

Jerusalem pans Russian attack on Ukraine: ‘A grave violation of international order’

FM Lapid stresses Israel’s deep ties with both countries, concern for Jewish communities; urges Israeli citizens to depart; diplomats stationed at border crossings to help

By Lazar Berman and TOI staff

Traffic jams are seen as people leave the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

February 24, 2022, 10:46 am

‘Head west’: Jerusalem advises thousands of Israelis in Ukraine to exit via Poland

Foreign Ministry officials to huddle on situation; 8,000 citizens believed to be in country under Russian attack; arrangements being made to fly people to Israel from Poland

By Stuart Winer and TOI staff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a joint news conference with Estonian President Alar Karis, following their talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 22, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

February 23, 2022, 3:13 pm

In 1st comments, Israel backs Ukrainian ‘sovereignty,’ with no mention of Russia

Statement from Foreign Ministry expresses support for ‘territorial integrity’ of Ukraine; Israeli ambassador to Kyiv says he is prepared ‘with all options’ for potential evacuation

By Lazar Berman