Closer, in a former ribbon factory in Podil, and K41 have kept operating through the full-scale invasion, running parties that double as military fundraising. Cxema, founded by Slava Lepsheiev, still broadcasts monthly on NTS.
Also here: ABO Records, the shop and label that opened in August 2022, the Kultura Zvuku DJ school, and the labels Muscut and Shukai. This is the least abstract nightlife scene in Europe.