Ukrainian graduates dance prom amid war's debris, some honoring fallen relatives

Ukrainian high school graduates performed their traditional prom waltz on June 30 in Kyiv, weeks after Russia's major drone and missile strikes on June 14–15. Some students danced in courtyards damaged by warfare; others, like Khrystyna, held the military jackets of fallen fathers. The ritual persists as a signal that Ukrainian civil life continues despite systematic targeting of civilian infrastructure and widespread displacement.