Demchenko (left) and Mazur at the Kiit cafe in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. After fleeing the capital, Demchenko and his friend Stoian started selling coffee from a ground-floor window in Lviv. Photos: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP
Steaming milk with a borrowed coffee maker, 19-year-old Ukrainian barista Ivan Demchenko rushed to make enough Americanos and lavender lattes for a growing line of customers.
Six days after he and two friends started selling coffee from a ground-floor window in the western city of Lviv, word of mouth had spread and their chicken and pineapple pie slices were fast running out.
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