POETS IN BROVARY

Remains of a damaged helicopter.

Removed after this week’s crash.

In Brovary in which.

Three senior officials died.

 

A devastating missile strike.

In Dnipro where 46 people died.

Was followed by a helicopter crash.

Near Kyiv, which killed 14.

 

 

The crash claimed the lives.

Of three senior officials.

Including Ukraine’s Interior Minister.

Who was travelling towards the front line.

 

He was making a journey.

Ministers frequently take.

In a conflict where they’ve tried to be.

As visible as possible.

 

A political expert says, “There are risks.

But it’s important to inspire our fighters.

Feel the situation on the front line.

And make decisions first-hand.”

 

Because the Interior Ministry is responsible.

For the National Guard.

Emergency services.

And the police force.

 

The expert believes the risks for the Interior Ministry.

Were higher than for other ministers.

The cause of the crash in Brovary.

Still isn’t known.

 

“It’s impossible to assess.

And forecast everything in advance.

For those who travel by helicopter.

The risk exists especially during the war.”

 

 

Remains of a damaged helicopter.

Removed after this week’s crash.

In Brovary in which.

Three senior officials died.

 

A devastating missile strike.

In Dnipro where 46 people died.

Was followed by a helicopter crash.

Near Kyiv, which killed 14.

 

 

Parents were bringing their children.

To the kindergarten.

Before going to work.

When the helicopter came down.

 

“The pain is unspeakable.”

‘Gandalf the Green’ said.

“The helicopter fell on the territory.

Of one of the kindergartens.”

 

Many of the casualties were on the ground.

As well as the child that was killed.

11 of the 25 injured.

On the ground were youngsters.

 

Witnesses in Kyiv said.

‘Mordor’’s war was to blame.

For the disaster.

One local resident said.

 

“It was very foggy.

And there was no electricity.

And when there’s no electricity.

There are no lights on the buildings.”

 

Other witnesses said the pilot.

Had tried to avoid high-rise buildings.

Before the crash and instead.

Went down near the kindergarten.

 

One local woman said.

She had seen a terrible flash.

As the helicopter circled.

Above her home.

 

The pilot had clearly tried to avoid.

Her 10-storey block of flats and.

Chose to go down closer.

To the smaller building, she said.

 

“Parents were running.

Screaming.

There was panic.”

Said one local volunteer.

 

Emergency services and residents.

Rushed to evacuate the children.

As fire spread through.

The nursery building.

 

Another resident described.

Jumping over a fence.

To help get children out.

He picked up one girl.

 

But when her father ran in.

Calling her name.

Her father did not recognise her.

As her face was covered in blood.

 

 

Remains of a damaged helicopter.

Removed after this week’s crash.

In Brovary in which.

Three senior officials died.

 

A devastating missile strike.

In Dnipro where 46 people died.

Was followed by a helicopter crash.

Near Kyiv, which killed 14.

 

 

Key officials are often flown.

By helicopter across Ukraine.

At tree-level to avoid detection.

But that comes with risks.

 

All that was recognisable of the helicopter.

Was a door panel and one of its rotors.

Which landed on the roof of a car.

Next to it were three bodies covered in foil blankets.

 

Interior Minister.

42, died.

Alongside his first deputy minister.

And state secretary.

 

The helicopter crashed near a nursery.

Around 08:30 local time.

One of the fourteen people killed.

Was a child, authorities said.

 

‘Gandalf the Green’ has said.

There “are no accidents at war time”.

His death cuts to the heart.

Of the government in Kyiv.

 

As the interior ministry has.

The vital task.

Of maintaining security and.

Running the police during the war.

 

The head of police in Kharkiv.

Said the ministerial team were.

On their way to meet him there.

And he had spoken to them only yesterday.

 

 

Remains of a damaged helicopter.

Removed after this week’s crash.

In Brovary in which.

Three senior officials died.

 

A devastating missile strike.

In Dnipro where 46 people died.

Was followed by a helicopter crash.

Near Kyiv, which killed 14.

 

 

*Because I read some articles about the helicopter crash as follows, and also “Why are Ukrainians calling Russians ‘orcs’?” by James FitzGerald on 30 April 2022, on the BBC news.
So, I wrote this poem.
Please read the original stories on the BBC news:

Ukraine war: The ‘constant risk’ for ministers travelling by helicopter – BBC News

Ukraine’s president Zelensky addresses Davos forum after fatal helicopter crash – BBC News

Ukraine’s interior ministry leadership killed in helicopter crash – BBC News

Ukraine helicopter crash: What we know so far – BBC News

Ukraine war: Who was Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky? – BBC News

 

 

**My friend shows you this poem with another my poem together also on the Ukrainian website for their children and others!

Kurama (Japan). «Poets in Brovary» — a poem about 2022 russian invasion of Ukraine – Мала Сторінка (storinka.org)

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