The 7th Ukrainian Air Assault Corps celebrated 3 years: Jewish chaplain Yakov Sinyakov together with Ukrainian paratroopers

The Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine on August 21, 2026, reported on the participation of Rabbi Yakov Sinyakov in an event marking the third anniversary of the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The event itself took place earlier — on July 17, 2026, in Dnipro. The date is not accidental: the command of the 7th Corps was established on July 17, 2023.

For a reader in Israel, the name of the corps commander or the number of the Ukrainian military unit may not mean much by themselves. However, the presence of Sinyakov changes the perspective. Before us is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi who did not come to the military as an honorary guest: he serves within this structure and heads its chaplaincy.

Sinyakov's story speaks to a broader issue that is not always visible from Israel. Ukrainian Jews, along with other citizens of the country, found themselves inside the war against Russian aggression — some serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, some work as volunteers, helping the wounded and military families, some support the fighters as a rabbi or chaplain. Therefore, Sinyakov in the uniform of the 7th Corps is not an exotic detail…

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