'Pearl of Europe' in Ukraine hit by sagging tourist numbers

'Pearl of Europe' in Ukraine hit by sagging tourist numbers

LVIV, Ukraine - Lviv, a western Ukraine city known as the "pearl of Europe" seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 4, 2014, is witnessing a decrease in tourist numbers amid harmful rumors resulting from the protracted armed conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the eastern part of the country nearly 1,000 kilometers away.

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