Author: Kurama

A student. At the damaged university. Said she “started screaming”. When the air raid alert sounded.   With everyone. Running into. Their dormitory’s. Bomb shelter.   Air raid sirens rang out. For nearly two hours. During the attack. Before the skies were deemed.   Clear by the military. “We were very scared.” She said, adding […]

For a 33-year-old. Who was taking. Her six-year-old daughter. To school for the first time.   The day was marred by fear. “Her hands were shaking. Our apartment started. To stink of smoke.”   “But we still need to go to school, right? We are ‘elves’.” She said she told her daughter. That morning.   […]

Teachers and parents. Tried to keep. A sense of. Normality.   With music playing. While smiling students. Were welcomed by. A sea of flowers.     ‘Mordor’ has fired. A barrage of missiles. At ‘elves’ capital, Kyiv. Hours before.   Thousands of children. Returned to school. For the first day. Of the academic year.   […]

‘Orcs’ air strikes. Have injured. At least 41 people. In the ‘elves’ city of Kharkiv.   Regional head said. Five children were. Among those wounded. And he accused.   ‘Mordor’ of. “Aiming exclusively. At civilian infrastructure”. In the city.     Among the buildings. Damaged are a supermarket. And a sports complex in areas. Residents […]

A 14-year-old girl. Has been killed after. An ‘orcs’ guided bomb strike. Hit a playground.   On the north-eastern. ‘Elves’ city of Kharkiv. Hit a playground. Local officials say.     At least six other people. Were killed and. 59 injured. As a building was also hit.   As a 12-storey. Residential building. Was also […]

The five crew of. An entrenched ‘elves’. AS-90 self-propelled howitzer. Might be the luckiest.   Might be the luckiest. Artillery crew members. In ‘orcs’ 28-month. Wider war on Ukraine.     Somewhere along. The 700-mile front line. Of the war recently. The tracked AS-90 was.   Located by. An ‘orcs’ drone. And came under. Relentless […]

‘Gandalf the Green’ had said. The Kursk operation. Aimed to capture. ‘Orcs’ soldiers.   – which led to a prisoner swap. And the release of. 115 ‘elves’. On Saturday –   Among other goals. He could not disclose. He had also said. The operation was.   A preventative strike. To deter. ‘Orcs’ attacks. Towards Sumy. […]

Clutching a toothbrush. And toothpaste. He waited for. Six hours.   In the main office. Of penal colony 14. Near Arkhangelsk. In ‘Mordor’’s far north-west.   It was late. In the evening. Of Sunday. 28 July.   And the 19-year-old. Had no idea. What was about. To happen.   “Maybe you’re taking me. To be […]

What hope? Can ‘elves’ cling to? As they endure? The coming 12 months?   Until their next? Independence Day? “This is time for. A clear understanding.”   “Of what the true. Patriotism is. And we know. What it is like.”     “This is just a monotonous. Monotonous genocide.” One of ‘elves’ leading authors. Declared […]

“‘Mordor’ waged. War on us. It violated not only. Sovereign borders.”   “But also the limits. Of cruelty and. Common sense.” He told his people.     ‘Gandalf the Green’. Who attended a number of. Independence Day events. In the capital.   Gave a pre-recorded address. From the Sumy region. – just across the border […]