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Tattoo patriotism

Cossacks, flags and warships: the new tattoo trends permanently marking resistance and patriotism in Ukraine.

Tattoo parlours have switched from hearts and roses to Cossacks and flags as Ukrainians ink their bodies with patriotic tattoos to permanently record what their country is going through. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Ukrainian's Anastasiya Gribanova visited a Lviv tattoo parlour to find out the most popular images, and what they mean to citizens and soldiers.

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(Photo: Ukrainian patriotic tattoo. Credit: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)

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