Europe | City of love and war
How a front-line city became Ukraine’s romantic capital
Just 30km from the fierce fighting in Bakhmut, Kramatorsk is adapting to wartime
|KRAMATORSK
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “City of love and war”
Europe May 20th 2023
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- Volodymyr Zelensky’s European trip secures a lot more military backing
- How a front-line city became Ukraine’s romantic capital
- Fears about the reactors at Zaporizhia continue to mount
- For Giorgia Meloni, supporting Ukraine has some useful benefits
- Meet the lefty Europeans who want to shrink the economy
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