Hasidic pilgrims who arrived in Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah ignore air raid signals, despite numerous warnings from the authorities.
The first deputy mayor of the city, Oleh Hanich, has reported this.
Loudspeakers are operating in the pilgrimage area, announcing the threat in English, Hebrew and Ukrainian, but pilgrims are not following these recommendations. Local authorities have previously advised against traveling to Ukraine during the war.
According to Hanich, as of the morning of September 22, there were about 32,000 Hasids in Uman, including approximately 5,000 children. Most are staying in private homes on the pilgrimage site.
Ukrainian law enforcement officers and National Guard servicemen are working to maintain order in the city. Israeli police officers have also arrived in Uman to assist their Ukrainian colleagues and will remain until the end of the celebrations.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, Israel and Ukraine have agreed on security measures for the visit of tens of thousands of pilgrims arriving in Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
On August 31, The Times of Israel reported that Ukraine was planning to ban this year's pilgrimage to Uman due to the deteriorating security situation.
On the same day, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein said that there were no changes in Ukraine's policy regarding the admission of pilgrims to Uman for the Rosh Hashanah celebrations.
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