Yossi Klein Halevi, Donniel Hartman, and Elana Stein Hain explore the Jewish, moral and historical dimension of the war.

Russian defense minister says he knows of 'more than 16,000 applications' from fighters who fought alongside Russian troops in Syria

Foreign minister to meet leaders of two nations, visit Israeli Foreign Ministry officials working to rescue Israelis, Jewish Ukrainians, and other refugees

Strikes target cities of Ivano-Frankiivsk and Lutsk, far from Russia’s main offensive, possibly indicating a new direction in the war; forces continue to advance slowly on Kyiv

Pastors tells congregations to buckle up and prepare to be raptured once Putin sets his sights on Israel, but others worry more over the actual hell Ukrainians are caught in

Military equipment seen readying to fire in areas outside capital; 'hostage' Mariupol increasingly desperate, with aid not able to get in, and civilians unable to escape

Kyiv says that 20,000 foreigners from various nations have joined to help beat back invasion, including about 100 Americans, some of them veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

Moscow-born Ksenia Svetlova traces Putin's rise, degeneration, war plans and failures, explains why he's not (yet) using even more force, and posits a possible end to this tragedy

At best, EU leaders expect to agree on language supportive of Ukrainian bid to join European family, but will stop short of going further into the process this week

'Both sides agree that something needs to be done,' Grossi tells reporters after Russia takes control of Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plants, raising alarm across globe