Witnesses said.
The city was targeted.
At about 05:40.
In the heart of Lviv.
Lviv’s Mayor said.
‘Orcs’ attack had damaged.
More than 50 buildings.
In the historic heart of Lviv.
Including homes.
Schools and clinics.
He posted a picture.
On social media.
Of a local family.
Saying that.
Only the father.
Had survived.
His wife and.
Their three daughters.
All died.
In their own home.
The attack on Lviv.
In the far west of Ukraine.
Came as all of Ukraine was.
Under air raid alert.
Lviv’s Mayor said.
‘Orcs’ had attacked with drones.
And hypersonic missiles.
Early on Wednesday.
The attack came.
As Ukraine reeled from.
‘Orcs’ deadliest single.
Bombardment this year.
– a strike on a military institute.
In the central city.
Of Poltava that left.
53 people dead.
Explosions were also heard.
On Wednesday over the capital Kyiv.
As air defences targeted.
‘Orcs’ missiles.
Five people were wounded.
In Kryvyy Rih when.
A hotel was hit and.
Nearby blocks of flats were damaged.
The attack on Lviv.
In the far west of Ukraine.
Came as all of Ukraine was.
Under air raid alert.
The ‘elves’ air force said.
‘Orcs’ had fired.
13 missiles and.
29 attack drones.
The ‘elves’ air force said.
Seven cruise missiles.
And 22 drones.
Were shot down.
Lviv’s Mayor said.
Some buildings.
Were struck.
Near the railway station.
And Lviv regional administration head.
Said residential buildings.
Had been damaged.
In the attack.
Lviv has largely been.
Spared the worst of.
The fighting over.
The two and a half years of war.
But last week.
‘Orcs’ strikes targeted.
Its energy infrastructure.
Causing outages.
‘Gandalf the Green’ renewed.
His calls for ‘elves’ Western allies.
To all their long-range weapons.
To be fired further into ‘Mordor’.
The attack on Lviv.
In the far west of Ukraine.
Came as all of Ukraine was.
Under air raid alert.
Witnesses said.
The city was targeted.
At about 05:40.
In the heart of Lviv.
Lviv’s Mayor said.
‘Orcs’ attack had damaged.
More than 50 buildings.
In the historic heart of Lviv.
Including homes.
Schools and clinics.
He posted a picture.
On social media.
Of a local family.
Saying that.
Only the father.
Had survived.
His wife and.
Their three daughters.
All died.
In their own home.
*Because I read “Mother and daughters killed in new wave of strikes on Ukraine” by Paul Kirby on 4 Sep 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 Andriy Sadovy, and a story of Yevgenia and her three daughters – Darina, Emilia and Yaryna.
Please read the original story on the BBC news:
Seven dead in Lviv in fresh wave of strikes on Ukraine (bbc.com)
