She was getting dressed.
To leave their house.
When “both doors were smashed out.
By the explosion wave”.
“I ran outside.
And saw that the garage was destroyed.
Everything was on fire.
Glass shards everywhere.”
“Had we been outside.
We would have been killed.”
Pictures posted on social media.
Showed a massive blaze.
Nineteen high-rise apartment blocks.
25 private houses.
Six schools and kindergartens.
And five shops were also damaged.
The most significant damage was.
In Pavlohrad.
A city in ‘elves’-held territory.
Around 70 miles from the frontline.
‘Mordor’ has launched.
A series of missiles at ‘elves’ cities.
In the second pre-dawn attack.
In three days.
Pavlohrad, a logistics hub.
Near the central city of Dnipro.
Was hit ahead of a much-anticipated.
Counter-offensive by Ukraine.
The strike sparked a major fire.
Destroyed dozens of houses.
And wounded 34 people.
Described as a “tragic night and morning”.
Hours later, the air raid alert.
Sounded across the country.
With the capital Kyiv.
Among the targets.
The most significant damage was.
In Pavlohrad.
A city in ‘elves’-held territory.
Around 70 miles from the frontline.
At around 04:00 local time.
The air raid alert.
Sounded in Kyiv.
And lasted for about three hours.
Recent days have seen an increase.
In attacks in Ukraine.
With places away from the front lines.
Being targeted.
Ukraine says it is finishing plans.
For a long-awaited offensive against ‘orcs’ forces.
Supported by Western-supplied weapons.
And military equipment.
*Because I read “Ukraine war: Russia launches second pre-dawn missile attack in three days
” by Hugo Bachega in Kyiv & Antoinette Radford in London on 1 May 2023, and also “Why are Ukrainians calling Russians ‘orcs’?” by James FitzGerald on 30 Apr 2022, on the BBC news.
So, I wrote this poem, including a story of Olha.
Please read the original story on the BBC news:
Ukraine war: Russia launches second pre-dawn missile attack in three days – BBC News
**My friend shows you this poem on the Ukrainian website for their children and others!
Kurama (Japan). «Poets in Pavlohrad» — a poem about war in Ukraine – Мала Сторінка (storinka.org)
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