On the outskirts of Ukraine's second city, , lies a suburb of Soviet-era apartment blocks that were once filled with families who enjoyed comfortable lifestyles after coming home from local factories, offices and schools.Today, most families have fled, the factories are destroyed, the schools lie mainly in ruins and precious few children are around to enjoy the brightly coloured swings and slides in the playgrounds.Saltivka — with its blackened homes and blown-out windows — offers a stark illustration of the nihilistic stupidity of war. It is the hardest-hit area of a cultured European city that has seen at least a third of its buildings destroyed.
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