Russian drone attacks car of Kherson chief rabbi
The rabbi's damaged vehicle. Photo: Telegram channel of the United Jewish Community of Ukraine
On July 17, 2025, in Kherson, a vehicle carrying the city and regional Chief Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Wolff, his wife, and young daughter was attacked by a Russian FPV drone. This was reported by the United Jewish Community of Ukraine.
Although no one was harmed in the strike, the front part of the car was seriously damaged.
According to Ukraine's Chief Rabbi Moshe Reuven Asman, the attack took place at the entrance to the city. “Thank God, they were not injured! It is truly a great miracle!” he wrote on Telegram.
Footage published online shows the front of the vehicle almost completely destroyed.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that a Russian airstrike destroyed a UOC church in Bytytsia, Sumy Region.
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