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In Kyiv, fleeting moments of celebration stolen from the war: 'Never in my life have I seen so many beautiful people in one place'

For the second year in a row, the Vyriy music and visual arts festival brought together several thousand people in Kyiv on August 8 and 9, despite relentless Russian drone attacks. Soldiers on leave and families joined partygoers to dance and celebrate Ukrainian folklore inside this rare bubble of peace.