Michael Brodsky

Military and onlookers stand at the site where a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the capital Kyiv on January 18, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Sergei Supinsky / AFP)

January 18, 2023, 10:54 am

Ukraine minister among at least 17 killed as helicopter crashes near kindergarten

Denys Monastyrsky and other top interior ministry officials onboard aircraft that came down in Kyiv suburb; 4 children among dead; security services investigating cause

By AP and TOI staff

Personal aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Alexey Arestovych, seen during an interview aired on August 16, 2019. (File, YouTube screenshot; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

December 14, 2022, 9:28 pm

Zelensky aide blames inertia in Ukraine foreign ministry for UN vote against Israel

Oleksiy Arestovych’s statements at innovation summit in Warsaw were not coordinated with government, says envoy, as Israel continues working to convince Kyiv to change stance

By Lazar Berman

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint news conference with Greece's president (not seen) following their meeting at the Mariinskiy palace in Kyiv on November 3, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

November 27, 2022, 7:35 pm

After Zelensky invitation, Kyiv has not talked to Israel about new food program

Scheme launched Saturday on anniversary of Stalin-era famine, but Israeli officials lack key details needed to decide on participation; embassy in Kyiv may reopen permanently

By Lazar Berman

November 13, 2022, 8:43 pm

Zelensky aide says Ukraine’s vote against Israel at UN ‘a grave mistake’

‘We’re teaming up with Russia and Iran who are attacking us and distancing ourselves from Israel – which we want as an ally,’ laments Alexey Aristovich

By TOI staff and Luke Tress

Kyiv residents worship at the Brodsky Synagogue, August 2022. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)

October 13, 2022, 4:07 pm

Jews in Kyiv celebrate Sukkot by candlelight as missiles fall nearby

No members of the community injured, says rabbi; Israeli diplomats remain in Warsaw as attacks pick up again in Ukrainian capital

By Lazar Berman

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