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In the vibrant south-western city of Odessa — where naval mines litter the Black Sea, a curfew cuts nightlife down to its bare bones, and the blare of sirens is a constant reminder of the violence being wrought around 150km away in Mykolaiv — the arts scene persisted, with events continuing this past summer.