Israeli Ambassador visits Dnipro for first time since beginning of war

Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky arrived in Dnipro for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, where he met with local authorities and the Jewish community.

The diplomat reported this on social media, Ukrinform reported.

“Discussed the situation in Dniepropetrovsk region with the head of the regional administration Serhii Lysak”, Brodsky wrote.

The ambassador also informed that he had met with representatives of the Jewish community. 

"I came to Dnipro, for the first time since the beginning of the war, to support the Jewish community on the eve of Rosh Hashanah," the diplomat wrote on Telegram, posting a photo with Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky and the head of the Nativity of Israel in Ukraine, Mark Dovev.

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