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Alexander Lutsenko

Oct 14, 2026, 3:09 PM

Israel Is Studying Russian Weapons from Ukraine. That Changes the Conversation

Israel Is Studying Russian Weapons from Ukraine. That Changes the Conversation / Image generated by AI.

For years, the question in Israeli-Ukrainian relations has been familiar: what can Israel give Ukraine? Air defense systems. Military technology. Protection against Iranian-designed drones. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly looked toward Israel as a country that knows how to defend its...

Sheldon Kirshner

Oct 13, 2026, 5:56 PM

Trump Has Tilted Toward Russia In Ukraine War

The war in Ukraine seems interminable. It erupted in February 2022 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which Russian President Vladimir Putin described as a "special military operation." It has since dragged on remorsefully, killing roughly 400,000 to 450,000 Russian soldiers...

Alexander Lutsenko

Oct 8, 2026, 3:17 PM

When Russia Rewrites a Museum, It Is Rewriting the People Who Live Around It

There is a mistake we often make when we talk about cultural destruction during war. We imagine a burned museum, a shattered church, a stolen painting or an archive carried away in boxes. These are visible crimes. They can...

Alexander Lutsenko

Oct 5, 2026, 12:08 AM

The Last Homework of 14-Year-Old Daniel Umansky, Killed by a Russian Drone

A 14-year-old Israeli-Ukrainian boy was writing about responsibility, protecting the weak and respecting other people. Then a Russian drone struck his home in Kyiv. There are details in war that refuse to remain statistics. I have been following Russia’s war against...

Sep 28, 2026, 9:00 PM

The payment for freedom: A Homework Notebook in Kyiv, Weeds in Oleshky

Oleshki sign (photo made by a military drone provided by the press-service to the media)

At about 8 a.m. on Friday, September 25, a Russian drone hit a residential building in Kyiv’s Pechersk district, not far from the Israeli embassy. Daniel Umansky, 14, an Israeli citizen whose family had made aliyah and returned to...

Sep 23, 2026, 6:48 PM

Convenient if not exactly comfortable — the air-raid shelter felt more like a sepulchre than a sanctuary. Blaring sirens and loudspeakers made it clear that I had to go underground. As these came during the early morning hours, my...

Sep 18, 2026, 8:56 PM

A Mensch with Flour on His Hands

Strudel, Amber, and Pikuach Nefesh Odesa native Uriel Shtern preserves recipes and Jewish memory, transforms Ukrainian amber into Judaica, and helps women reach a doctor in places where war has made an ordinary medical exam nearly inaccessible. At first glance,...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Sep 15, 2026, 10:27 AM

Tough Love for Elected Leaders – USPI Index.

Tough Love for World Leaders Your job is to serve us, not lord over us Dear presidents, prime ministers, kings, generals, ministers, central bankers, consultants, judges and mandarins: Who made you Pharaoh? Who gave you the right to decide which neighbourhood gets bombed,...

Alexander Lutsenko

Sep 12, 2026, 10:40 PM

From Donbas to Jerusalem: Why Zelensky Thanked James Temerty

From Donbas to Jerusalem: Why Zelensky Thanked James Temerty. The image was created using AI.

On September 11, President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Toronto with Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist James Temerty. Zelensky thanked him for his long-standing support for Ukrainians and spoke about one of Ukraine’s most urgent problems today: daily Russian air attacks,...

Alexander Lutsenko

Sep 10, 2026, 4:45 AM

Russia Is Losing Its Syrian Leverage – and the Threat to Israel Is Fading

Russia Is Losing Its Syrian Leverage - and the Threat to Israel Is Fading. The image was created using AI.

On August 9, 2026, Syria and Russia reached an agreement that may matter to Israel far more than the simple question of whether Russian soldiers remain on Syrian soil. After roughly 18 months of negotiations, Damascus and Moscow agreed that...

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