Steve Hendrix

In Ukraine, specialized tour guides are ready for a small but unstoppable flow of visitors who ignore blunt travel advisories.

KYIV — Jan Medved didn't come clean about his holiday plans until his father was about to drop him off at the bus station.

A soldier taught a 12-year-old how to disable the fiber-optic drones that Russia has been using to hunt Ukrainian civilians in a campaign the U.N. has labeled a war crime.

On a cool evening last month, 12-year-old Anatolii Prokhorenko was up in a pear tree, cutting off a damaged branch for a neighbour, when he heard the buzz of a drone.

On a cool evening last month, 12-year-old Anatolii Prokhorenko was up in a pear tree, cutting off a damaged branch for a neighbour, when he heard the buzz of a drone.

Read this exciting story from Sunday Tribune May 17, 2026 issue. ON A COOL evening last month, 12-year-old Anatolii Prokhorenko was up in a pear tree, cutting off a damaged branch for a neighbour, when he heard the buzz of a drone.

Chernihiv, Ukraine : On a cool evening last month, 12-year-old Anatolii Prokhorenko was up in a pear tree, cutting off a damaged branch for a neighbour, when he heard the buzz of a drone.

Russia’s advance has suddenly stalled, and Ukraine is fighting on its own terms — a comeback credited to Kyiv’s efforts to steadily strengthen the capabilities of its UAVs.

By and DONETSK OBLAST, Ukraine — As a fifth summer fighting season begins in Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, Vladyslav

U.S. Central Command said it targeted Iranian sites overlooking the strategic Strait of Hormuz, and Kuwait's military on Monday said it was responding to retaliatory airstrikes.