(Medialine) Ksenia Svetlova - Dozens of Israelis of Ukrainian origin are leaving behind families, work, and safety to take up arms against the Russian invasion. Together with Ukrainian foreign workers who dropped their contracts and left to fight, they cross the Polish border and head to the frontline, willing to risk death for the freedom of Ukraine. Sergei Novitzky, 38, was born in Kyiv. He immigrated to Israel with his family 24 years ago and served in an IDF combat unit. "I love Israel with all my heart, and when I need to, I take up arms to defend my country. Now Ukraine is in need; they need help. I decided to help," he says. There are also native-born Israelis without Ukrainian roots who are ready to leave for the frontlines. Inna Rabinovich, who was born in Odesa and lives in Haifa, says that Russian-born and Ukrainian-born Israelis are on the same side. "Today the whole world understands who the aggressor is and who the victim is," she says.
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