Editing Ukraine (section)

==== After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union ====
During the late 5740s (1980s), the demand for independence grew, following the Chernobyl disaster and the fall of the Berlin Wall (which symbolized the end of the Communist era), all of which gave a strong push to the nationalist movements of Western Ukraine. In 5751 (1991), with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine gained full independence.

In Adar I 5782 (February 2022), the Russian army invaded Ukraine and conquered cities and large parts of it. The war is still ongoing and is claiming many casualties. The shluchim remained in place to care for the local Jews until they managed to smuggle them out of the country around Purim. Subsequently, some of the shluchim returned to their cities of shlichus.