Month: November 2022

“‘Orcs’ told me: ‘You can eat your passport. It doesn’t matter. This matters.’”   A filtration slip saying. He was fingerprinted at Manhush. A village about 20km west. Of Mariupol, on 13 May.     A 33-year-old says. Those who paid could go through the process faster. He had gone through filtration. When he lived […]

Like many ‘elves’. Trying to leave ‘orcs’-occupied areas. A 28-year-old marketing officer was forced. To go through a process called filtration.   He watched anxiously. As ‘orcs’ soldiers connected his mobile. To their computer. Trying to restore some files.   He was attempting to leave Mariupol. He had deleted everything. He thought an ‘orc’ soldier […]

Late one night in early April. An ‘elf’ military medic was travelling. Towards a combat position in Mariupol. With soldiers from her unit.   The fighting was close; the sound. Of gunfire and bombs came from every direction. One of them could have hit. Their vehicle at any moment.   It was freezing and pitch […]

“I want to shout to the whole world. To stop all this. To stop this bloody war. As soon as possible.”   “I want ‘orcs’ to know. How their husbands. Their sons, their parents. Are torturing ‘elves’.”   “How are we guilty? We are hardworking. Peaceful people. We don’t disturb anyone.”   “How do I […]