In Barcelona, Russian and Ukrainian exiles cross paths at the baths: 'We don't talk about the war, not even at the banya'
For the past year, traditional steam baths from Eastern Europe and Russia have been springing up across the Catalan capital. Popular with both Russians and Ukrainians – who arrived by the thousands on the Costa Brava at the start of the war in 2022 – the establishments have become an unexpected place for the two communities to coexist.
Traditional steam baths in Barcelona have become a place for Russians and Ukrainians to coexist. These establishments, popular with both communities who arrived in the city by the thousands at the start of the war in 2022, have been springing up across the Catalan capital over the past year.
The baths have become an unexpected meeting place for the two groups. According to Le Monde English, they have been able to find common ground in these traditional Eastern European and Russian steam baths.
In a separate development, Ukraine's military has been engaged in fighting with Russian forces on several fronts. New Voice of Ukraine reports that Ukrainian troops repelled multiple Russian assaults and carried out defensive operations on the North Slobozhanskyi and Kursk fronts.
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