A cherished weekend flea market in the Ukrainian capital survives despite war

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The Pochaina neighborhood in the Ukrainian capital comes alive every weekend as hundreds of people flock to its famous flea market, looking for finds. Antique-hunters, collectors and many others look over seemingly endless rows of trinkets.

Antique-hunters, collectors and many others look over seemingly endless rows of trinkets and time-worn wares. It’s a dizzying array that includes Soviet-era relics such as decorative medals, ceramics with communist leaders’ portraits, Cold War-era gas masks and military uniform items. Shoppers crowd at a flea market in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 9, 2023. Antique-hunters, collectors and many others look over seemingly endless rows of trinkets and time-worn wares.

Antique-hunters, collectors and many others look over seemingly endless rows of trinkets and time-worn wares. Three Ukrainian Soldiers shop at a flea market in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 8, 2023. A woman looks at a pair of jeans at a flea market in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 9, 2023. Shoe vendor Andrei Saveliev uses an American flag as a table cover at a flea market in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 8, 2023.

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