Placing humanitarian concerns above politics, Israeli officials assist Lebanese, Syrians, Egyptians in the war-torn country. Israel's Ukraine envoy warns Israelis getting caught up in the emerging humanitarian crisis on the Polish border.
After US announces sanctions on Russian space agency, Roscosmos head tweets, "If you block cooperation with us, who will save the International Space Station from an uncontrolled orbit and fall into the US or Europe?"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnkyy rejects Russian offer to hold talks in Belarus, saying that while Kyiv is eager to conduct such negotiations, it would only do so in a neutral country.
“The embassy staff will cross the border into Ukraine every day in order to continue their diplomatic work and help Israeli citizens leave Ukraine," says Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. Jewish Agency and the IFCJ launch an immigration program at four different Ukrainian border crossings.
"You can veto this resolution but you cannot veto our voices," US ambassador to the UN says. "You cannot veto the truth. You cannot veto our principles. You cannot veto the Ukrainian people. You cannot veto the UN charter."
Rabbis decide to stay with their communities, report shortages of basic goods. Rabbi rules that in current crisis, Jewish Ukrainians may leave cell phones on during Shabbat.
PM Naftali Bennett tells IDF officers training graduates that "world order is changing." US defense official says Ukraine incursion likely the first stage of "large-scale" invasion.
In interview with i24NEWS, Moscow-based journalist says "operation cannot be classified as in invasion because there are no troops on the ground."
Israel slams Russian incursion of Ukraine as "grave breach of international order." Foreign Ministry urges Israelis still in Ukraine to leave through the country's western borders. President Herzog: Russia is working against peace. NATO chief says alliance will defend "every inch" of its territory.
Russia invades Ukraine saying it wants to "demilitarize" the country's eastern regions. NATO calls emergency meeting as reports of military casualties on both sides emerge. Jerusalem urges Israelis in Ukraine to make their way to safety via western borders. Fighting sends global markets into a tailspin, oil prices soar.
