In one of the videos.
They visit an elderly woman.
After several rockets fell.
Near her house.
They beg her.
To leave to join.
Her grandchildren.
But she refuses.
“Let me die here.”
She tells them.
With a weak voice.
She can barely walk.
He and his colleague are part of.
The “White Angels” police unit.
That organises evacuations.
In the ghost town of Avdiivka.
They are often the first to arrive.
At the scene of explosions.
Meaning they are often targeted.
In follow-up attacks.
Earlier this month.
At the site of an air strike.
They discovered a woman.
Bleeding badly inside a house.
Shots rang out nearby.
As they were tending to her wounds.
Shortly afterwards, a drone dropped.
A bomb that narrowly missed their car.
Many residents avoid.
Staying in basements.
In large groups now.
The ‘orcs’ drones can spot.
Where they gather.
And drop bombs.
The ‘orcs’ drones can detect.
The smoke from stoves too.
Despite the bombardments.
And unbearable living conditions.
There is still a contingent of holdouts.
Who do not want to be evacuated.
He said many people were.
Scared of the uncertainty.
Of moving to.
A new location.
In one of the videos.
They visit an elderly woman.
After several rockets fell.
Near her house.
They beg her.
To leave to join.
Her grandchildren.
But she refuses.
“Let me die here.”
She tells them.
With a weak voice.
She can barely walk.
*Because I read “Ukraine war: Nothing but rubble in shattered ghost town Avdiivka” by Abdujalil Abdurasulov on 30 Jan 2024, 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 Gennadiy and Dmytro from “White Angels”.
Please read the original story on the BBC news:
Ukraine war: Nothing but rubble in shattered ghost town Avdiivka (bbc.com)
**My friend shows you this poem with two other ones on the Ukrainian website for their children and others!
Please join them!
