Author: Kurama

“Then we would see. People searching for guns. And queuing at. Enlistment centres again.”     On the outskirts of Odesa. He appeared sheepishly. At the door of. His apartment block.   Using his seven-year-old. Daughter as a shield. The IT engineer will not. Leave the house without her.   As he knows the officers. […]

On a Tuesday morning. A dozen conscription officers. Descended on Odesa’s. Main train station.     Led by a seasoned. Veteran sailor. And his younge. More muscular counterpart.   They paced the forecourt. Stopping men of serving age. To check they were registered. On the database.   But the well-mannered pair. Had a tough time. […]

Dark storm clouds. Threatened to. Upend a couple’s. Beach wedding.   But as the couple walked down. The long white staircase. To greet their guests. The empty chairs signalled.     Overlooking the Black Sea. In the southern city of Odesa. She quietly murmured that. She understood why.   Her friends and family. Did not […]

In early April. An ‘orcs’ assault group. Attacked positions. Held by the ‘elves’.   12th Azov Brigade. Outside Terny. Just west of Kreminna. In eastern Ukraine.   The assault ended. In the usual way. Blasted by mines and. Harried by ‘elves’ FPV drones.   The ‘orcs’ survivors. Abandoned their vehicles. And fled back toward. Their […]

Shortly after finally. Capturing the ruins of Avdiivka. Following a bloody, five-month battle. That culminated in February.   ‘Orcs’ forces in eastern. Ukraine’s Donbas region. Took aim at another. Eastern prize:     In fact, one of those. Enveloping positions was. In Kalinina. And ‘elves’ counterattacks eliminated it.     The industrial town. Of Chasiv […]

The damage is as colossal. As the cathedral itself. There is no doubt this was. A direct hit from a missile.   The archdeacon of the cathedral. Said he was the first person. To arrive at the scene. “The destruction is enormous;”   The cracks along its walls represent. The strain Odesa has found. Itself […]

The ‘orcs’ missiles hit. Several targets in Serhiyivka. Including this residential building. At about 01:00 on Friday.   At least 21 people. Including one child. Have died in overnight. ‘Orcs’ missile strikes on Odesa.   16 people were killed. In a nine-storey building. Hit by one missile. In the village of Serhiyivka.   Another five […]

Soldiers have made. An unexpected discovery. During fortification work. In Odesa.   A number of amphorae. Ancient vessels. Used to transport liquid. During fortification work.   The amphorae were made between. The fourth and fifth century BC. The soldiers handed. The amphorae to staff.   At the Odessa Archaeological Museum. Who have promised. To add […]

He had only left. His flat and family to go. To the shops when he heard. The news of the explosion.   At the entrance to his block of flats. He screamed at police. To let him inside. The burning building.     “What is happening is. A grief for my family. For our city. […]

An ‘elves’ drone observes. Wrecked and abandoned. ‘Orcs’ vehicles. Outside Chasiv Yar.     On April 4. ‘Orcs’ regiments attacked. Chasiv Yar, an ‘elves’ stronghold. Just west of Bakhmut.   Their goal: To capture or flatten the town. And squeeze the main supply lines. Connecting ‘elves’ brigades.   Up and down. The eastern front of. […]