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Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Great Synagogue of Brody, Ukraine, pictured on a 1908 postcard. (Public domain)
'How could so many have lived here and now there's nothing?'
War-weary Ukrainian students learn Yiddish to reclaim a Jewish past nearly erased at home
By Luke Tress
Non-Jews learn about region's history through language study with New York's YIVO Institute, while connecting with US Jews over national heritage decimated with help of some local collaborators
A woman walks along a road as smoke rises from a destroyed warehouse after a Russian drone attack on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, August 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
September 5, 2026, 7:57 pm
Putin orders 72-hour pause in Kyiv strikes as Ukraine agrees to halt attacks on Moscow
Zelensky says reciprocal restraint will last through Monday, as Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin before first visit to Kyiv; Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 5
By AP and ToI Staff
White House envoys Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, listen as US Vice President JD Vance (not in picture) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
September 5, 2026, 9:54 am
Trump sends Kushner, Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with new plan to ‘end war’
Report says pair to meet Putin before traveling to Ukrainian capital; Zelensky suggests ceasefire for duration of trip, despite unprecedented strike on Ukraine’s SBU security service
By AFP
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a destroyed warehouse after Russian drone attacks on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, August 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
August 29, 2026, 4:13 pm
37 killed in Ukraine after Russian attack sparks fire at warehouse near Kyiv
Zelensky says criminal negligence investigation opened, ‘ammunition cannot be stored near homes’; two girls reported killed in 3rd straight night of drone strikes
By Dan Peleschuk
Patriot missles seen at the Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, in Jasionka, Poland, March 25, 2022. (Evan Vucci/AP)
August 27, 2026, 9:59 pm
US Patriot missile stocks in Europe ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say
American defense, NATO, figures warn shortage of interceptors means forces unable to stop sustained Russian ballistic missile attack, would have to ‘take punch after punch’ like Ukraine
By Emma Burrows and Ben Finley
Firefighters work in a destroyed building of a research institute following an attack, which local Russian-installed officials called a Ukrainian strike, in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on August 26, 2026 (AFP)
August 27, 2026, 3:11 pm
Russia threatens to hit UK military targets in response to Ukrainian strikes using British missiles
Moscow’s harshest threat thus far against London comes day after it accused Kyiv of firing British Storm Shadow missiles at Russian-controlled city of Donetsk
By Reuters
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement prior to the start of a retreat meeting of the German cabinet on August 25, 2026 in Neuhardenberg, northeastern Germany. (John MacDougall/AFP)
August 25, 2026, 2:51 pm
Merz vows perpetrators of attempted drone attack on German airport ‘will pay’
Chancellor says Berlin will soon reveal those responsible for plot targeting NATO and Ukrainian military logistics hub; Russian intelligence suspected, Moscow denies involvement
By Agencies
A bailiff puts handcuffs on Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg, sentenced to 11 years in prison over his criticism of Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine at a city court in Pskov, northwestern Russia on August 17, 2026. (Olga MALTSEVA/AFP)
August 17, 2026, 6:33 pm
Russian court sentences anti-war politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years in prison
Deputy leader of only political party still functioning in Russia that opposes war in Ukraine is convicted of ‘public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces’
By AFP
A Wildberries emloyee looks at a plume of smoke rising during a fire at Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries’ logistics complex near the town of Podolsk, outside Moscow on August 16, 2026. (Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP)
August 17, 2026, 6:48 am
Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks yet on Russia, killing at least 6
Hundreds of drones target Moscow, as Russian strikes hit Kyiv; NATO fighter jet intercepts drone in Romanian airspace
Artyom Kirpichenok (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 10, 2026, 6:33 pm
Russian-Israeli historian missing after landing at Ben Gurion last week
Artyom Kirpichenok, a left-wing critic of Israel who lives in Russia, arrived to attend conference but hasn’t been seen since; Russian official claims he’s being held by Shin Bet
By ToI Staff
US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, answers questions from the media near an exhibition of damaged Russian vehicles in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 8, 2026, 9:12 am
US Senate passes Russia sanctions championed by late senator Lindsey Graham
Bill also expands sanctions on Iran sought by White House; lawmakers’ concerns about tarriff authorizations could threaten legislation’s passage in House
By Patricia Zengerle
A burned car is seen after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
August 1, 2026, 12:53 pm
Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 9
Two days after deadly nationwide assault, overnight barrage injures 30, damages residential buildings across Kyiv as Zelensky presses US for more air defense systems
By VASILISA STEPANENKO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) attend the funeral service for US Sen. Lindsey Graham at the Washington National Cathedral on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
July 30, 2026, 5:16 pm
Giving Ukraine the cold shoulder in DC, Netanyahu freezes out ally against Iran
Ukraine and Israel are both fighting the Iran-Russia axis; there are many areas of potential cooperation, including drone defense, but Israel won’t move much closer
By Lazar Berman
Telegram messaging app CEO and co-founder Pavel Durov at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 25, 2025. (Giuseppe CACACE/AFP)
July 30, 2026, 2:24 pm
Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding Ukraine’s ‘terrorism’
Moscow alleges messaging app helps Ukrainian spies organize attacks inside Russia; Telegram posts image of Dubai-based Durov gesturing with middle finger
By Reuters
Illustrative: A serviceman of Ukraine's defense intelligence prepares an An-196 Liutyi (Fierce) one-way drone against Russia in an undisclosed location in Ukraine late on May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
July 27, 2026, 12:57 am
Iran’s FM claims Ukraine struck Iranian vessel ‘at Israel’s behest,’ vows retaliation
Araghchi says ‘freeloader’ Zelensky violated UN Charter with deadly attack in Caspian, which Ukrainian president said targeted Iran-linked military cargo
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits down with MAGA provocateur Laura Loomer in Kyiv as Loomer shifts her views to support Ukraine's war against Russia, July 24, 2026. (Screenshot: Laura Loomer via X)
July 25, 2026, 10:04 am
MAGA influencer Laura Loomer mounts Jewish apology tour in Ukraine
Meeting with Zelensky and an influential rabbi, Trump ally invokes her Jewish identity as she apologizes for past attacks on Ukraine, urges fellow conservatives to reject Russian propaganda
By Andrew Lapin
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