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Wine in the time of war: story of Ukraine bubbly

Published Tue, Sep 12, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Bakhmut, Ukraine

    DEEP in the bowels of a former gypsum mine in east Ukraine, winemaker Rafail Nasyrov scrutinises a bottle of sparkling rose.

    Hundreds of thousands more line a winding labyrinth of underground tunnels and caves. "This is a 25-hectare (60-acre) natural bomb shelter," Nasyrov tells AFP.

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