Watch: amid war ruins in Ukraine, unbowed classical musicians play on


By AGENCY

Russian bombs fall daily on Kharkiv since the invasion of Ukraine, but time stood still briefly on Saturday as a group of Ukrainian musicians moved listeners with a classical concert.

Three violinists, a cellist and a bass player delighted an audience of a few dozen people for half an hour in one of the largest subway stations in Ukraine's second city, close to the Russian border.

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