The trumpet player’s final goodbye

Yaroslav Simkiv has played the trumpet for over 50 years and is a recognizable figure in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Several times a day, he plays his instrument from the towering mayoral building in Lviv’s main square to announce the time of day. But these days, Simkiv has taken on a more serious role, bidding a musical farewell to Ukraine’s fallen soldiers. From Lviv, Emily Johnson reports. 

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