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Russian Drone Damages Home of Kryvyi Rih Chabad Rabbi, Family Unharmed

The strike reflects a reported surge in attacks on Jewish sites in Ukraine that coincide with winter energy strikes.

Overview

  • A drone strike on January 29 damaged the Kryvyi Rih residence of Rabbi Liron Edri, with no injuries reported as his family was away.
  • Local reports attribute the incident to a Russian drone that impacted near the home and caused structural damage.
  • Jewish leaders say more than ten incidents involving synagogues, rabbis’ homes, and Jewish cemeteries have been recorded in the past six months, with some suspected as deliberate.
  • Rabbi Edri described residents freezing due to attacks on electricity and energy facilities and said he and fellow Chabad emissaries are staying to support their communities.
  • The Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine voiced support and noted that hundreds of Chabad emissary families remain in the country under bombardment, sometimes without power or water.