The car of Chabad emissary and Kherson’s chief rabbi, Yitzchak Wolf, was struck Thursday evening by a drone while he and his family were traveling in it near the southern Ukrainian city. No injuries were reported, but the front of the vehicle was heavily damaged.
Ukrainian police responded to the scene within minutes and began an investigation into the incident. Wolf notified Chabad’s emergency coordination center in Ukraine, which remains in ongoing contact with emissaries in the region.
Rabbi Yitzchak Wolf's car
“We are alive by an incredible miracle,” Wolf said in a statement. “We were on our way to Kherson, and about a kilometer and a half before the military checkpoint at the city’s entrance, a suicide drone exploded near us. My wife Chaya, my daughter Raizy and I are all safe. Thank God for the gift of life.”
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Kherson was occupied by Russian forces in the early months of the war but was recaptured by Ukraine following a major counteroffensive. Russia’s withdrawal from the city marked one of its most significant setbacks in the conflict.