After the invasion of Ukraine, Israel, which maintains a cautious position, maintaining privileged ties with the two countries, refrained from supplying Ukraine with weapons, but sent defense equipment
Israel’s ambassador to Kyiv announced today that the Jewish state will receive and treat 20 Ukrainian soldiers wounded during the seven-day war with Russian forces.
“Israel will take in 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were seriously injured during the war,” Michael Brodsky said on Twitter.
“The first two will arrive in Israel today and receive treatment at Tel Hasomer Hospital” near Tel Aviv, said the diplomat who has been in Kyiv since July 2021.
“Treatment includes prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation,” he stressed.
A medical source confirmed to AFP that two soldiers were on their way to Israel, and a spokeswoman for the Ukrainian embassy in Tel Aviv said the first patients were expected to arrive “soon”.
After the invasion of Ukraine, Israel, which maintains a cautious position, keeping privileged ties with the two countries, refrained from supplying weapons to Ukraine, but sent defense equipment, including helmets and bulletproof vests.
And Sheba Tel Hasomer Hospital operated a mobile hospital in Ukraine for six weeks.
Ties with Moscow are seen as critical to maintaining Israel’s ability to carry out airstrikes in Syria, where Moscow is present to support the Syrian regime. Israel primarily targets groups close to Iran, its number one enemy. In addition, Israel has over one million citizens from the former Soviet Union.
Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during an interview that he was “shocked” by the fact that Israel did not send anti-missile defense systems to his country. Zelensky recalled that he had requested such weapons systems shortly after the war with Russia broke out in late February. He specifically mentioned the Iron Dome system, which is often used to intercept missiles and rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
Tens of thousands of migrants from Russia and Ukraine have arrived in Israel, fleeing the war between the two countries since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last February.
According to Israeli media, efforts by Russians who are eligible for Israeli citizenship to join the Jewish state are currently accelerating following the partial mobilization of reserves ordered by President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as part of his war against Ukraine.
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