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Flat White

The field of Mars

15 September 2024

8:28 PM

15 September 2024

8:28 PM

In this city of Lviv, ancient churches with crumbling walled ramparts sit beside trendy bars with beautiful hipsters in carefully curated clothing.

Near noon on most days of the week, corteges for fallen Ukrainian soldiers drive up cobblestone streets to a cemetery increasingly filled with patriotic flags on grave sites – a place aptly called the Field of Mars.

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