HORISHNI PLAVNI, Ukraine—The trenches, tanks, artillery, and snipers are only six hours to the east of here by car.
The war is always there, as it has been now for more than four years, but there’s hardly any evidence of it in this city of about 52,000 people on the bucolic left bank of the Dnieper River in central Ukraine.
On this day, May 1—May Day, or International Workers’ Day—the scene is festive on the sandy Dnieper River shore in Horishni Plavni.
You had to sign up with local officials weeks ahead of time to get a spot in one of the beachside …read more
Source: The Daily Signal
