Ukrainians find solace in all-night dance parties amid ongoing war.

Despite ongoing war and a curfew, people in Kharkiv, Ukraine are finding a way to release tension in nightclubs. The club is underground, and while it could be used as a shelter, people are putting back shots, smoking hookahs, and enjoying themselves. The tension felt aboveground dissipates inside, and after a few drinks, one could even imagine walking out to a normal city. The party was briefly interrupted by police, but within 30 minutes, it was back on. Patrons shed the tension of living in war, flinging it into the air like sparks and bills, letting it settle like dust and crumpled paper on the floor.