AMID the missiles and misery of life on Ukraine's front line, there is one night-time spot which refuses to be beaten.
In Kharkiv, Ukraine 's second-largest city, the Flash Dancers strip club is still swinging - offering a temporary escape for the embattled locals.
Flash Dancers is a women-owned business which opens its doors every night - flouting the 11pm curfew.
It offers exclusive, exotic entertainment to anyone who pays.
Prostitution is illegal in Ukraine , so strip clubs find themselves in legal grey area.
But the law was lightly applied before the war - and now the authorities seem to accept that momentary indulgence can be tolerated.
Valeriya Zavadskaya, the club's co-owner, told Business Insider in 2023: "Our goal is to be a switch from what is happening."
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