War-Torn Ukraine Sees Influx Of Western War Tourists

Spanish traveler Alberto Blasco Ventas visited Ukraine’s destroyed Irpin bridge, a key war site from 2022, now popular with thrill-seeking tourists. Despite ongoing missile strikes near Kyiv, he joined a “dark tourism” tour, admitting some fear in his first war-zone visit. Ukraine’s growing “dark tourism” industry offers tours to significant wartime locations.