Europe | After-hours war

Ukrainians have grown used to living with curfews

Sometimes they break them, but police are often understanding

LVIV, UKRAINE- APRIL 12 : Members of the TARGET Civil Formation request ID documents and interrogates civilians as they broke the night curfew ban in Lviv, Ukraine on April 12, 2023. The TARGET civil formation was initiated during the first days of the Russian war on Ukraine, with the objective of passing military knowledge to civilians. Since them, some of the members have joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces and they conduct training and night curfew patrols in Lviv. During the Orthodox Easter week, Lviv has decided to keep the night curfew between midnight and 5 am. (Photo by Omar Marques/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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