Iran continues to attack Israel. On Friday morning, June 20, Iran launched a missile attack on the Israeli city of Beersheba. The area where Microsoft offices and residential buildings are located was hit. This happened the day after the Soroka hospital in the same city was shelled.
How many Ukrainians are in Israel and is the exact number known? Read our article.
Is it known how many Ukrainians there are in Israel?
According to the Foreign Ministry, as a result of Iran's massive missile attack in Israel on June 14 Five Ukrainian citizens died, including three children.
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It is currently unknown exactly how many Ukrainian citizens are in Israel.
According to Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is finding out information about our citizens who are in Israel and Iran. He stated this in his evening address on June 15.
— I am waiting for the report. Unfortunately, there are Ukrainian casualties in Israel — according to preliminary data, five Ukrainian citizens, including three children. There are other civilian casualties. My condolences to all the relatives and friends. We hope that the threat will pass as soon as possible, — Zelensky said. Zelensky said.
In Israel The body of Maria Pashkurova, a 30-year-old Ukrainian citizen who had come to the country to treat her daughter for leukemia, was found.
Her death was reported four days after Iran launched a missile strike on a high-rise building in Bat Yam, according to Israeli officials.
How many Ukrainians in Israel sought temporary protection
According to the Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel, Yevgeny Korniychuk, after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the number of Ukrainians who sought temporary protection in Israel fluctuated between 20,000 and 25,000 people.
However, after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, this figure decreased. Since then, there have been approximately 12-13 thousand Ukrainian citizens in the country.
As Korniychuk noted, the majority of Ukrainians in Israel are employed and have relatives or close acquaintances with whom they maintain contact.
He noted that people do not come here without need, realizing that the conditions for temporary protection in European countries are much better.
He also recalled that Israel does not grant Ukrainians official refugee status and does not provide them with housing or financial assistance.
