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Mad dogs and Putin’s shells: A dispatch from Kherson

27 December 2023

5:30 PM

27 December 2023

5:30 PM

Browsing the shelves at Tsum, a supermarket in the centre of Kherson in Ukraine, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in Whole Foods in Kensington. The deli and the grocery are as well stocked and diverse as any in London and, in the patisserie, the smell of freshly baked brioche permeates the air.

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