The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

Russia can’t bomb this market away

Last week’s attack destroyed the shopping mall, along with the local market in Kyiv’s Lukianivska district; a few days later, elderly vendors return to sell fresh vegetables and flowers amid the ruins

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