Lindsey Graham

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Reporter's notebook: What a factory says about Ukraine’s economy

The western part of war-torn Ukraine lies in the space between normalcy and reality. More tourists, more construction, more skiing. Fewer air raids, fewer blackouts, fewer speeding khaki pickup trucks. But no part of the country is immune to the effects of war. A local library hangs photographs of young men and women killed in action. Graveyards fly blue and yellow. Brigades advertise jobs on large billboards lining the highway. Driving past a small, unremarkable two-story building, my guide

An employee counts trays of bread at the bread factory near Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 25, 2022.
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