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Ukrainian Music Tribute Concert at Rodeo Haifa: June 6, 2025 with Polina Maiofis and Sergey Susid

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Tribute Concert of Ukrainian Music at Rodeo Haifa: 6/6/25 NAnews‼️: On June 6, 2025, a unique musical event will take place in Haifa — an acoustic tribute concert of Ukrainian music, which will give the audience unforgettable emotions. The brilliant Polina Mayofis and pianist-arranger Sergey Susid are delighted to invite everyone to this soulful and touching evening. Earlier, we wrote - Tribute Concert of Ukrainian Music in Tel Aviv: An Evening of Live Sound and Energy. February 20, 2025, Desire Club TLV . About the Concert The tribute concert is an event that combines the best of Ukrainian music, performed in different languages, including Ukrainian, Russian, and English. This evening, the audience will enjoy songs from such famous Ukrainian bands as Okean Elzy , The Hardkiss , Boombox , KaZka , One in a Canoe , and others. You will have a unique opportunity to enjoy the talents of performers who will play both popular hits and lesser-known but no less significant compositions. The o...
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Russian terrorists killed 13 civilians, including 3 children from one family - another terrible night for Ukraine

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Last night, on May 25, 2025, fatalities occurred in Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv. In Zhytomyr, three children aged 8, 12, and 17 were killed . The strikes targeted civilian infrastructure, resulting in many civilian deaths and injuries, including children. In Khmelnytskyi, four people were killed, and five were injured by shrapnel and taken to the hospital, one in critical condition. In the Kyiv region — four fatalities and 16 injuries, including three children. In Mykolaiv, a strike on a five-story building left one dead and five injured, including a teenager; another woman is in critical condition. Casualties and injuries were also reported in Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, near Odesa, in Kyiv, Sumy, Ternopil, and other locations. Russia is a terrorist state and a child killer. Massive Nightmare: Russia Launched 367 Strikes on Ukraine Overnight — 13 Dead, Including Children Russia Unleashed 367 Weapons of Terror Last night, Russia carried out one of the most devast...
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Odessa is preparing to award the title of Honorary Citizen to Roman Shvartsman, a Holocaust witness and head of the Association of Jewish Prisoners of Ghettoes and Concentration Camps

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Roman Markovich Shvartsman , born on November 7, 1936, in Bershad, Vinnytsia region, at the age of five, ended up in the Bershad ghetto, where he spent 3.5 years in inhumane conditions. This experience left an indelible mark on his fate and became the foundation of his struggle for truth and memory. According to Odessa portal “Dumskaya” , the city council plans to confer this title on him in the near future. Roman Shvartsman himself confirmed this information to a "Dumskaya" correspondent and shared his emotions. “For me, it is a great honor and deep excitement to be presented for the title of Honorary Citizen of Odessa,” Shvartsman noted. He added that this is the highest award from the city where he has lived his entire life after the war, and which has become for him a “source of revival and strength.” “This is recognition not only of my work but of everyone whose memory I try to preserve . All those who passed through ghettos and concentration camps. All who gave their li...
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Former Ukrainian national team captain may head Maccabi Haifa - an important step for Israeli and Ukrainian football

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Ukrainian Football Star: Oleg Luzhny — The Path to the Top Oleg Romanovych Luzhny , originally from Lviv , is a figure well known to every Ukrainian football fan. His career began at DUSSH "Karpaty" under the guidance of Yuriy Hdanskyi and Yuriy Dyachuk-Stavytskyi . Later, he studied at the Lviv School of Physical Culture , a renowned center for developing football talent in Galicia. Luzhny gained his first professional experience at "Torpedo" Lutsk (1985–1988) and SKA "Karpaty" Lviv (1988). These clubs served as launching pads for his professional career. "Dynamo" Kyiv: Rise and Triumph In 1989, Luzhny joined "Dynamo" Kyiv , quickly securing a place in the starting lineup. As a right back, he became a key player for the team. Among his achievements at "Dynamo": - USSR Champion (1990) - USSR Cup Winner (1990) - Seven consecutive Ukrainian championships (1993–1999) - Four Ukrainian Cups He captained the legendary ...
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Ukraine and Israel have updated issues of bilateral cooperation – Ambassador Korniychuk

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On May 23, 2025 , a meeting took place in Jerusalem between the Ambassador of Ukraine to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk , and Yuval Fuchs, Deputy Director General – Head of the Bureau for Eurasia and the Western Balkans at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs . This meeting was held in a friendly and constructive atmosphere , highlighting the mutual interest of Ukraine and Israel in strengthening cooperation. This was reported by the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel . Main Topics of the Dialogue - Development of cooperation in political, security, and humanitarian spheres. - Support by Israel for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. - The situation in the Israeli Knesset, where information has emerged about the revival of the parliamentary friendship group with Russia. Official Reaction of Ukraine Yevgen Korniychuk expressed concern about the reports on the resumption of this group's activities, noting that it could be used by Russia for propaganda purposes . He c...
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Kyiv has been subjected to a massive attack: strikes on civilians, apartments and schools are becoming targets, terror is becoming Putin's main tool of pressure on Ukraine

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Kyiv Day , traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday of May, in 2025 fell on May 25 — just one day after these massive attacks. Putin's Russia, as if giving Kyiv a “gift” for the holiday, showed that for it, war is more important than traditions and the calm of peaceful people. Night of Terror: Massive Barrage of Ballistics and Drones During the night of May 23-24, 2025 , Russia carried out one of the largest attacks on Ukraine. According to the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , the Russians fired 12 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and launched 250 Shahed drones and other types. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 6 of the 12 ballistic missiles and 245 drones . The enemy targeted Kyiv and also the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia . This was a deliberate terrorist act aimed at peaceful cities and civilian infrastructure. Kyiv — the main target of the night attack According to Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko , as a result of ...
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Israel expelled a propagandist from the Russian Federation who called himself a Ukrainian journalist in a conversation with Makarevich - media

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A scandal has erupted in Israel involving a Russian citizen who posed as a Ukrainian journalist. A forged press ID, a fake news agency, and a bizarre “mission about Gaza” — all turned out to be part of a failed provocation targeting well-known musician and outspoken Kremlin critic Andrei Makarevich and his wife Einat Klein . How it started: a disturbing message from a "Ukrainian journalist" On May 22, Makarevich wrote on his Facebook page that a man who introduced himself as a journalist from "UNIAN" had contacted his wife. The man spoke perfect Russian, introduced himself as Roman Skyba , and insisted on a meeting and interview. However, certain red flags soon emerged: - The press ID was allegedly issued by the Zaporizhzhia City Council archive , - It contained major grammatical errors in Ukrainian , - The agency was listed as “Union” instead of “UNIAN” (a ridiculous mistake — ed.) . Einat Klein, Makarevich’s wife, became suspicious and contacted UNIAN dire...
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NAnews – Nikk.Agency Israel News

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NAnews - Nikk.Agency Israel News: Media About Israel, Ukraine and the Jewish World for Readers Who Need Context NAnews - Nikk.Agency Israel News is a multilingual news and analytical media project created for people who want to follow Israel, Ukraine, the Middle East and the Jewish world with more depth than a short headline can give. It is not built around noise, panic or empty reactions. Its purpose is to explain events, show connections and help readers understand why a story matters beyond the first emotional impression. Today, information appears everywhere at once. A political statement, a missile attack, a diplomatic scandal, a cultural event or a community initiative can spread through social networks in minutes. But speed does not always bring understanding. Very often, people see fragments without background, emotion without explanation, facts without a clear line between cause and consequence. NAnews was created for this gap. The project covers Israeli society, regional security, Ukrainian affairs, Jewish communities, diplomacy, culture, historical memory and international developments. It looks at these subjects not as separate boxes, but as parts of one larger picture. Israel is connected to the Middle East, to Europe, to the United States, to the Jewish diaspora and to Ukraine. Ukraine is connected to Jewish history, to Israeli public debate, to global security and to the struggle against Russian aggression. NAnews - Nikk.Agency Israel News tries to make these connections visible.