Why does a siren sound in Israel on memorial days and why does the country immediately transition from mourning to celebration

In Israel, the sound of the siren on memorial days has long seemed something unshakable, almost a natural part of the national calendar. But this ritual did not emerge in its final form immediately. Its format changed, the timing was revised, and the practice itself was challenged in court. Yet today, the siren remains one … Read more

Night drone attack on Ukraine on April 20: fires, injured, and strikes on residential areas in four regions

The Russian drone attack on the night of April 20, 2026, once again demonstrated that not only military or energy infrastructure remains under attack in Ukraine, but also ordinary residential areas, private homes, apartment buildings, cars, and urban communications. This time, the consequences were recorded at least in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. … Read more

Iran’s Hormuz blackmail — why for Israel this is not negotiations, but a dangerous signal

Donald Trump calls contacts with Tehran “very good,” while Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf simultaneously speaks of progress but acknowledges that a large distance remains between the parties. Against this backdrop, the Strait of Hormuz alternates between being open and effectively closed again, as the market, shipping companies, and governments try to understand where … Read more

It is no longer considered a mistake to write the words “путін”, “росія”, “рф”, “кремль” in lowercase – officially in Ukraine

In Ukraine, an important linguistic and legal process has concluded, which many are already calling a symbolic milestone of wartime. After the National Commission on State Language Standards approved the “Ukrainian Orthography” as the standard of the state language on March 1, 2026, the issue of writing words like “росія”, “рф”, “кремль”, “путін” and several … Read more

The Kremlin is calculating three scenarios for the war against Ukraine: from a protracted conflict to threats to the Baltic states

In Moscow, at least three scenarios for the further development of the war against Ukraine are being considered, and only one of them allows for the freezing of the front line. This was stated against the backdrop of ongoing hostilities by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense … Read more

Night attack on Ukraine: fire in the port, blackout in the regional center, and strikes on residential buildings in different regions

On the night of April 18, Ukraine experienced another large-scale attack by Russian drones. The strikes hit several regions at once. In the Odessa region, a fire broke out on the port territory, in the Chernihiv region, hundreds of thousands of subscribers were left without electricity, and in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions, houses, infrastructure, and … Read more

Video: “Know Ours”. Pavel Galich. Video project UA Code about Ukrainians and Ukrainian Jews who are from Ukraine and for Ukraine here in Israel.

“Know Ours” – a new video project already on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@UA-code. This is a project about Ukrainians and Ukrainian Jews who are from Ukraine and for Ukraine here in Israel . Co-author of the project Katerina Trushik: “We decided to create a Ukrainian YouTube channel in Israel – and our interview section “Know Ours”! This … Read more

The truce in Lebanon pushes the country towards a new internal war

The ceasefire announced in Lebanon has not yet provided the main answer to the question that remains key for Israel: will the north of the country become truly safer? Moreover, the pause in hostilities increasingly reveals another dangerous scenario — the risk of a new internal explosion within Lebanon itself, where sectarian contradictions, armed structures, … Read more

Robots instead of people: can Ukraine turn the personnel crisis into a technological breakthrough

Ukraine is getting closer to the moment when the conversation about robots stops being futurology and turns into a question of economic survival. Against the backdrop of war, labor shortages, pressure on the labor market, and severe demographic dynamics, automation no longer looks like an expensive whim but as one of the few real answers … Read more