‘It was a glorious victory, wasn’t it?’
said the White Knight,
as he came up panting.
‘I don’t know,’
Alice said doubtfully.
‘I don’t want to be
anybody’s prisoner.
I want to be a Queen.’
‘So you will,
when you’ve crossed
the next brook,’
said the White Knight.
‘I’ll see you safe
to the end of the wood
– and then I must go back, you know.
That’s the end of my move.’
“Finally, son.
You will see your child.”
A woman from Mariupol.
Who had been waiting.
Who had been waiting.
For her son.
From captivity.
For four years.
Wrote after the news.
Of the prisoner exchange.
“Finally, son.
You will see your child.”
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
The chessmen were walking about.
Two and two!
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
White Pawn to play.
And win in eleven moves.
A dog handler of.
The National Guard.
Like most of the defenders.
Of Azovstal.
Was captured.
Was captured.
On 18 May.
2022.
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
The chessmen were walking about.
Two and two!
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
White Pawn to play.
And win in eleven moves.
At this time.
His family, his mother.
And pregnant wife.
Were hiding.
In the basements.
In the basements.
Of the city.
That was being shelled.
They managed to get out.
Of the city.
Surrounded by the ‘orcs’.
Surrounded by the ‘orcs’.
In 2022.
He had a son.
In 2022.
He had a son.
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
The chessmen were walking about.
Two and two!
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
White Pawn to play.
And win in eleven moves.
Over the four years.
Of his life.
The boy, together with.
His mother and grandmother.
The boy, together with.
His mother and grandmother.
Repeatedly went to rallies.
In support of prisoners.
During four years.
Of captivity.
His father survived Olenivka.
And survived ‘orcs’ captivity.
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
The chessmen were walking about.
Two and two!
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
White Pawn to play.
And win in eleven moves.
On 5 June.
On 5 June.
‘Orcs’ and ‘elves’.
Exchanged prisoners of war.
“Another 185.
‘Elves’ defenders.
Are returning home.
From ‘orcs’ captivity today.”
“And also one civilian.
Is returning.
With the defenders.”
‘Gandalf the Green’ said.
Among those released.
Was the man.
The son and father.
Waited for the meeting.
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
The chessmen were walking about.
Two and two!
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
White Pawn to play.
And win in eleven moves.
Back on 24 February.
He went to the unit.
To guard the dog kennel.
Soon it was bombed.
And all the dogs burned down.
Says the mother.
He managed to give his.
German Shepherd to his family.
The last time he was seen.
Was on 15 March.
He jumped home.
For a few minutes.
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
The chessmen were walking about.
Two and two!
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
White Pawn to play.
And win in eleven moves.
The family heard about.
Him again in April.
The family learned that.
Their son was wounded.
Shrapnel was pulled out.
Of his face and arms.
But he could not get out.
Of his leg.
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
The chessmen were walking about.
Two and two!
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
White Pawn to play.
And win in eleven moves.
Relatives did not know that.
Their son was at Azovstal.
– they almost did not hear.
The news without communication.
“We were shocked because.
This plant was constantly bombed.
– everything in the house shook.
When ‘orcs’ bombs were.”
“Dropped on him.
Those were the most terrible.
Days and nights.”
Says the mother.
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
The chessmen were walking about.
Two and two!
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
White Pawn to play.
And win in eleven moves.
The woman and.
Her daughter-in-law.
Left Mariupol.
In June.
From 28 July.
To 29 July.
Another terrible night.
Awaited them.
– a terrorist attack.
Occurred in Olenivka.
Where, as they were confirmed.
Their son was kept.
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
The chessmen were walking about.
Two and two!
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
White Pawn to play.
And win in eleven moves.
They lived in obscurity.
Until 6 September.
When suddenly a letter.
From him arrived.
He asked for his wife.
He knew that she was.
About to give birth.
About to give birth.
The family wrote him.
A response and sent him.
A photo of the baby.
Hoping that the letter would reach.
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
The chessmen were walking about.
Two and two!
Through the Looking-Glass.
And what Alice found there.
White Pawn to play.
And win in eleven moves.
“Today they met.”
The mother happily said about.
The meeting of.
Her son and grandson.
The meeting of.
Her son and grandson.
– “Emotions are raging.”
“Today they met.”
‘It was a glorious victory, wasn’t it?’
said the White Knight,
as he came up panting.
‘I don’t know,’
Alice said doubtfully.
‘I don’t want to be
anybody’s prisoner.
I want to be a Queen.’
‘So you will,
when you’ve crossed
the next brook,’
said the White Knight.
‘I’ll see you safe
to the end of the wood
– and then I must go back, you know.
That’s the end of my move.’
*Because I read “”Сьогодні вони зустрілися”: звільнений з полону військовий вперше за чотири роки побачив сина”( “Today they met”: a soldier released from captivity saw his son for the first time in four years) by Mariana Matveychuk & Diana Kuryshko on 6 Jun 2026, 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 Kolbasov family, including Volodymyr, Renat, Inna, and Alyona, led by ‘THROUGH the LOOKING-GLASS’ written by Lewis Carroll, you know.
Please read the original story on the BBC news Ukraine:
Нацгвардієць з “Азовсталі” вперше побачив сина після полону – BBC News Україна
