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Life in a Kyiv neighbourhood during wartime

A Coffee shop still open in the city center - Kyiv

A barista serves coffee in one of the only coffee shop in Podil, Kyiv Source: AAP / Lafargue Raphael/ABACA/PA

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There's not much open in the Podil district of Kyiv, once a vibrant and popular part of the city - but the cafes are still serving customers

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