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2024-04-23 10:39:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1299732836B66B15983E965B70C1A0040FA1CF33416EB1C9A1F62CBA431E9116
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Footage of Ukrainians trying to live a normal life is frequently used to downplay the war https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20230512-parties-in-kyiv-nightclubs-in-the-midst-of-war-watch-out-for-these-misleading-images https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/09/21/fact-check-ukraine-war-real-despite-video-dancing-kyiv-bar/8004366001/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/partying-kyiv-ukraine-wartime/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/beach-party-kyiv/ As of 23.04.2024, Kyiv is ~514km/319mi from the closest frontline, but also targeted by nightly airstrikes https://liveuamap.com/ https://deepstatemap.live/en https://alerts.in.ua/en https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/11/europe/ukraine-power-plant-destroyed-russia-intl/index.html https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-power-plant-ffb32ff1398e5c2787da93dd656a5213 Kyiv has a curfew at midnight https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66496403 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/17/kyiv-ukraine-clubs-and-bars-to-stay-open-later-as-curfew-relaxed-to-midnight Footage from frontlines: https://geoconfirmed.org/ukraine
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