Welcome to the daily Inside Scoop newsletter. For some, McDonald’s is a reliable fast-food stopover; for many in Ukraine, it’s a symbol of normalcy during war. Below we look at the most bombed McDonald’s in the world, located in Kyiv. Plus, has the first lady been MIA lately? I texted with White House correspondent Monica Alba to find out where she is. Melania that is, not Monica. Let’s get into it.

The first McDonald’s to open in Ukraine sits in Kyiv’s Lukianivka neighborhood, near a Soviet-era weapons factory. The area has been repeatedly targeted by Russia since it started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four and a half years ago.