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  > I have relocated to Kyiv, mainly because with what’s going
  > on I feel on an emotional level compelled to be here, to
  > stand against the horrors.
  > [...]
  > The route was Cambridge -> London -> Bruxelles
  >   -> Köln -> Berlin -> Przemyśl (Polish border town)
  >   -> Kyiv.

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I was in Odessa for holiday in July. Very cheap airbnb, but there was night lockdown and pubs were closing early. Also beaches were closed (mines) but nobody cared.

What was the reason to select Odessa at this time?

Sun and sea :) And also price. Greece, Croatia, Turkey etc were bloody expensive this summer. Odessa is just 3 hours by bus from Chisinau that has regular flights.

Odessa is normally home to a great club scene too. The "Ibiza" club is easily one of the best in the world, regularly attracts top DJs like Black Coffee.

The food scene isn't incredible, but pretty good for Eastern Europe. Dacha restaurant is excellent. The city itself is beautiful with heavy French vibes, and of course from an European point of view it's filled with very conventionally attractive people.

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