But as the war drags on, those patriotic symbols have become ... The Ghost of Kyiv was tattooed, a Kherson watermelon on the hand of my friend, a tattoo with sunflower, because sunflower is ...

"They're getting crosses or praying hands ... At Mantis Tattoos & Piercing, ink painter Jay Mean observed, "I haven't been doing too many patriotic things. "This is a first," he continued ...

Over the past few weeks, tattoo artists in the country have seen a rise in requests for patriotic symbols or phrases from tattoo customers. This is just one of several ways that business owners in ...

Patriotic messages in the form of tattoos and billboards have become popular in war-torn Ukraine. The Ukrainian flag and other symbols are favored additions for customers at a tattoo parlor in Lviv.

CHAD TAFOLLA AND his friends used to call hand tattoos “job stoppers.” A little ink around the knuckles would surely make someone unhirable, no? Mr. Tafolla, 39, whose body was already amply ...

Artist Natalia Tanchynets has seen clients come in from several parts of Ukraine for similar tattoos. She said 70% of the proceeds from her patriotic tattoos are donated to the Ukrainian army.