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A cafe in Ukraine relocates from its besieged hometown and reopens

NPR | By Joanna Kakissis

Published November 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM CST

After Russian airstrikes destroyed a popular cafe in a frontline Ukrainian city, the cafe reopened in a safer region, an example of how Ukrainian businesses are trying to survive amid repeated bombing.

Joanna Kakissis

Joanna Kakissis is an international correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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