In Ukraine ghost city, florist stays open to 'cheer people up'


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Ukrainian florist Angela Kalisnik has kept her show open because, war or not, "flowers continue to bloom". Photos: Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi / AFPTV / AFP

Most business owners have shut up shop and fled Ukraine's Mikolaiv, but florist Angela Kalisnik continues to sell tulips and roses just a short drive away from the frontline.

"We didn't know the war was coming," says the 25-year-old.

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