Road Trip Around Ukraine's Eastern Coastline Amid Geopolitical Tension

DUNAIVKA, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 15: A child on roller skates passes by a World War II Soviet monument on February 15, 2022 in Dunaivka, Ukraine.Russian forces are conducting large-scale military exercises in Belarus, across Ukraine's northern border, amid a tense diplomatic standoff between Russia and Ukraine's Western allies. Russian forces are conducting large-scale military exercises in Belarus, across Ukraine's northern border, amid hightened tensions and ongoing diplomatic talks between Russia and Ukraine's Western allies. Ukraine has warned that it is virtually encircled, with Russian troops massed on its northern, eastern and southern borders. The United States and other NATO countries have issued urgent alerts about a potential Russian invasion, hoping to deter Vladimir Putin by exposing his plans, while trying to negotiate a diplomatic solution. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)