A 49-year-old Breslov Hasid, an Israeli citizen and father of six, was detained at the Ukraine-Romania border while returning from a pilgrimage to Uman and immediately conscripted into the Ukrainian Armed Forces (VSU). Israeli media reported the story of the man, a native of Ukraine who has lived in Israel for a long time.

A source familiar with the situation told the Israeli website 'Be-Hadar Haredim': 'He spoke to them in Ukrainian, after which they took him aside, checked his documents, found that he was subject to conscription, and simply detained him. The family has no contact with the father, and they are very worried.' Activists from the Breslov Hasidic community, trying to secure his release, admit they have approached all rabbis in Ukraine and no one has a solution yet. Another interlocutor for the publication painted a harsher picture: 'The man has no connections, the family has no money for a lawyer - it seems he will simply remain there for a long time. No one has any idea where he is.' The Israeli Foreign Ministry told the family that they are trying to establish at least his whereabouts - at the moment it is unknown.