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Now 14Security

Israeli Minister Elkin Unharmed After Bombing Near Ukraine Border

Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba

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Hebrew · 2 newsrooms covering

Originalהשר אלקין ניצל מהפצצה במהלך ביקורו באוקראינה | פרסום ראשון

The story in 4 lines · by baba

  • Minister Elkin was not harmed in a bombing near the Ukraine border.
  • The bombing occurred minutes before Elkin crossed the Moldova-Ukraine border.
  • Elkin will attend a Babi Yar commemoration with President Zelenskyy.
  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also recently visited Kyiv.

Israeli Minister Zeev Elkin narrowly escaped a Russian bombing near the Moldova-Ukraine border during his visit to Ukraine. The minister was minutes away from the border crossing when it was hit by an explosion. Elkin was unharmed and is continuing his planned visit to the country.

Elkin's trip includes participation in a ceremony commemorating 85 years since the Babi Yar massacre, where he will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The minister's arrival follows German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Kyiv.

During Merz's visit, air raid sirens sounded and explosions were heard, with Kyiv's defense systems activated. Merz and Zelenskyy also visited the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, which was significantly damaged by a Russian drone attack the previous week.

Now 14Right · Jerusalem

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