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EL AL suspends Tel Aviv–Moscow flights amid Ukraine-Russia escalation

Airline says service will remain suspended for days pending reassessment next week, as renewed drone strikes and deepening conflict raise security concerns over the route

Reuters | 06.25.26

רוסיה מוסקבה מתקפת כטב"מים של אוקראינה 18 ביוני 2026 גג כיפה של מכל דלק מתעופפת באוויר

'Oil rain' after drone attack in Russia as Zelensky threatens: 'Moscow will burn'

Incredible images of Kyiv's drone attack on Moscow are being broadcast around the world, with columns of smoke rising above the city and a giant fuel tank lid flying through the air; 'Now that you know what’s going on, ask Putin when he is planning to end it'

Ynet, News Agencies | 06.18.26

Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone attack, forcing airport shutdowns | Watch

Russia says it intercepted 555 Ukrainian drones overnight, nearly 200 of them heading for Moscow, but several reached the capital area and set fire to a key refinery; Zelensky calls strike a 'fully justified response' to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities

News agencies, ynet | 06.18.26

בגנזי הספרייה במוסקבה נחשף הפירוש האבוד של הרשב"ם

Rare Rashbam manuscript found in Moscow State Library after decades lost

Long-lost manuscript of Rashbam’s Torah commentary was discovered in Moscow State Library’s Ginzburg Collection after decades believed lost; Misfiled as Rashi, it was identified by researcher Yisrael Dubitsky

Itamar Eichner | 06.11.26

Israeli minister makes secret Moscow visit to advance Soviet Jewry heritage center

Visit aimed to advance a Rishon LeZion center costing over $34 million, inspired partly by Moscow’s Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center

Itamar Eichner | 06.10.26

מוסקבה רוסיה הרוגים ירי בניין שירות ה ביטחון ה פדראלי FSB

Russian-Israeli sentenced to 12 years in Russia for firebomb attack on FSB office

Yegor Grafov, a 26-year-old Russian-Israeli, was convicted of a 'terrorist act' and jailed; his lawyers plan to appeal, saying he acted 'under the influence of fraudsters'

Itamar Eichner | 05.09.26

Russia holds scaled-back Victory Day parade as Ukraine war worries deepen

Trump calls for extending a three-day ceasefire, while Moscow and Kyiv agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners amid tight security in the Russian capital

Reuters | 05.09.26

At elite Moscow university: Putin’s secret spy school uncovered—and he’s mocked there too

Investigation exposes a secret GRU-linked cyber unit, Department No. 4, inside Moscow’s Bauman University; deputy head mocks Putin in private messages

Yair Navot | 05.08.26

Report: dozens of Israelis detained, questioned at Moscow airport over Iran war

Opposition media says Israelis — some of whom also hold Russian passports — were held for about five hours without food, water or access to restrooms before being released

Itamar Eichner, Alex Nirenburg | 04.20.26

Russia to sell Moscow airport months after seizing it from Israeli owners

Moscow plans to auction Domodedovo Airport after nationalizing it in June from Israeli billionaire Valery Kogan, citing foreign ownership; move follows wartime seizures of major assets as Moscow seeks new buyers for debt-laden holdings

ynet Global | 01.15.26

פיצוץ רכב ב מוסקבה רוסיה שבו נהרג גנרל בשם פניל סרבארוב

Russian general killed in car bomb in Moscow, investigators say

Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, who oversaw operational training for the Russian army, was killed in a car bombing; authorities blamed Ukrainian intelligence for the assassination

Reuters | 12.22.25

Learning Russian, getting back to ophthalmology: the Assads' new life in Russian exile

The former Syrian dictator and his family are believed to be living in Rublyovka, an affluent Moscow suburb known for housing members of Russia’s political and business elite

ynet correspondents | 12.15.25

Witkoff and Kushner headed to Moscow as Trump sees 'good chance' for war-ending deal

After US and Ukrainian delegations wrapped talks in Florida, Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to travel to Russia; Trump voiced optimism, but sources close to the talks said the drafting, especially on territory, is tough

ynet correspondents | 12.01.25

Inside Bashar Assad’s secret life in Russia — and exiled dictator’s new addiction

Former Syrian president is reportedly living in luxury exile in Moscow after fleeing a 2024 coup, where he and his family occupy 20 apartments in a high-rise, with Assad spending his days quietly — and gaming online

Ynet | 10.11.25

New Chabad center opens in Moscow's tallest skyscraper amid war

On 27th floor of Moscow City tower, new Chabad center aims to expand Jewish life in busy business hub with many Jewish residents; tower site will host events while ground-floor synagogue continues services and weekly Shabbat meals

Itamar Eichner | 09.18.25