Russian invasion of Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, right, sits inside a military vehicle posing for a selfie photo with a local civilian on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area of the headquarters of the Southern Military District (AP Photo)

Analysis

With Russia revolt over, Wagner future and direction of Ukraine war uncertain

Putin and Prigozhin remain publicly silent; Blinken says events are ‘extraordinary,’ adding ‘I think we’ve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian façade’

File: Ukraine's ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, gives a statement to the media in Tel Aviv, on March 11, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90)

In blistering critique, Ukraine accuses Israel of pro-Russian stance

By Lazar Berman

June 26, 2023, 8:53 am

With Russia revolt over, Wagner future and direction of Ukraine war uncertain

Putin and Prigozhin remain publicly silent; Blinken says events are ‘extraordinary,’ adding ‘I think we’ve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian façade’

By AP

June 25, 2023, 6:04 pm

In blistering critique, Ukraine accuses Israel of pro-Russian stance

Foreign Ministry to summon Kyiv’s envoy for reprimand after embassy says Israeli officials have ‘a blatant disregard for moral boundaries’

By Lazar Berman

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on monitors as he addresses the nation after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don with his troops, in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

June 25, 2023, 12:32 pm

Russian mercenary leader’s revolt ends, but questions remain about Putin’s power

Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin agrees to go into exile but his foray toward Moscow exposed Kremlin weakness and will leave a diminished Russian president, say Western analysts

By AP

In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

June 24, 2023, 10:32 pm

Rebellious Wagner chief announces surprise halt of march on Moscow, return to bases

Mercenaries were 200 kilometers from capital prior to deal negotiated by Belarusian autocrat Lukashenko

By AP

The Spasskaya Tower is seen through metal barriers at Moscow's Red Square on June 24, 2023. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP)

June 24, 2023, 8:18 pm

Israel issues advisory warning against travel to Russia after mercenary group rebels

PM, diplomats to discuss developments as Wagner Group leader abruptly announces halt of advance on Moscow

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Stringer/AFP)

June 24, 2023, 3:17 pm

‘Russia’s weakness is obvious’: World watches and reacts to Wagner mutiny

UK Defense Ministry analysis says incident ‘represents the most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times’

By AFP

A member of Wagner group stands guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Stringer/AFP)

June 24, 2023, 11:32 am

Putin vows to crush ‘treason’ as rebel Wagner leader takes Russian city, eyes Moscow

Russian president urges unity, calls move by mercenary force a ‘stab in the back’ to Russia; Prigozhin seizes military HQ handling fighting in Ukraine, sends convoy toward capital

By Agencies

June 24, 2023, 9:30 am

Rebellious Wagner leader says he’s taken key military sites in Russian city

Video shows mercenaries on streets of Rostov-on-Don at the Russian military HQ that oversees fighting in Ukraine; Prigozhin urges Russians not to believe news on state TV

By Agencies

Defense Minister Yoav Galant attends a ceremony in the Knesset, June 13, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 21, 2023, 8:24 pm

Gallant, Ukrainian counterpart discuss joint threat from Iran, missile warning system

Defense minister briefed by Oleksii Reznikov about situation amid ongoing war with Russia; the two talk about Israeli attack alert technology being developed for Ukraine

By ToI Staff

Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska in the Hall of Names as Yad Vashem Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023. (Twitter screenshot: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

June 21, 2023, 4:51 pm

Zelenska visits Yad Vashem, launches new Ukrainian-language audio guide

Ukraine’s first lady inaugurates promenade in Jerusalem named for Ukrainian couple who saved Jewish family during Holocaust

By Michael Horovitz

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak applauds as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky appears on the screen at the opening session on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, June 21, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

June 21, 2023, 4:50 pm

Zelensky: Putin is ‘like the second king of antisemitism after Hitler’

Ukrainian president is asked during BBC interview about Russian leader last week calling him a ‘disgrace to the Jewish people’

By ToI Staff

A crater is seen next to destroyed trucks after Russian shelling in Rozumivka, near Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

June 20, 2023, 10:06 pm

While Ukraine downs most Russian drones, air defense gaps leave areas vulnerable

Air force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat says ‘there is a general lack of air defense assets to cover a country like Ukraine with a dome like Israel has’

By susie blann

Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (Courtesy Office of the President of Ukraine)

June 20, 2023, 6:09 pm

Zelensky chief of staff: Only Israel can provide what we need against Iranian drones

Andriy Yermak says Kyiv also still wants Israeli weapons to rebuff Russian invasion, ‘cannot understand’ how Netanyahu has yet to visit

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska (second from right) and First Lady Michal Herzog (right) tour the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan on June 19, 2023. (Courtesy)

June 19, 2023, 11:19 pm

‘We cannot cope alone’: Ukraine’s first lady hopes for medical ties with Israel

Accompanied by Michal Herzog, Olena Zelenska tours Sheba Medical Center, then holds meeting with childhood trauma experts: ‘Unfortunately, you have rich experience in this area’

By Renee Ghert-Zand and ToI Staff

Water flows over the collapsed Kakhovka Dam in Nova Kakhovka, in Russian-occupied Ukraine, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo)

June 19, 2023, 3:00 pm

UN says Russia preventing aid workers from site of Ukraine dam collapse

After global body complains that it is being denied access to help flooded civilians, Russia claims area not safe because of shelling by Ukrainian forces

By susie blann