Author: Kurama

On Tuesday. A hospital maternity ward was shelled. No-one was hurt but. It has further escalated fear among people.   Kherson is a city haunted by. Relentless and indiscriminate attacks. The city was liberated. On 11 November.     A thirteen-year-old made. A heart shape with both her hands. Waving goodbye to. Her best friend. […]

Fathers and sons serve. On the same frontlines. How was it for a 22-year-old? At least at the very beginning.   Fathers and sons serve. On the same frontlines. How would it go on for a 22-year-old? His father would face a different fate.     On the first day. Of the invasion. He stood […]

“Let’s endure this winter. Because we know what we are fighting for.” “Freedom comes at a high price. But slavery has an even higher price.”   “Let’s endure this winter. Because we know what we are fighting for.” “The world must see and understand. What absolute evil we are fighting against.”   “We endured at […]

After more than a week. Of living in the freezer. People are praying ‘orcs’ missiles. Do not strike again.   Losing access to all sources. Of warmth has been a fear. For many ‘elves’ who live. Far from the front line.   Wood-burning stoves. Keep young and old warm. In the town of Ladyzhyn. The […]

With the call sign Karaya. An ‘elf’ military pilot. Shot down five Iranian drones. Over Vinnytsia and ejected.   With the call sign Karaya. He is already waiting for. A new aircraft. A little more – and he returns to the ranks.     He worked in the sky. Of Vinnytsia region. The fifth target […]

From the days before the attack. The ‘orcs’ word “children” was. Clearly painted on the lawn. In front of the theatre.     A 27-year-old locksmith. Had also wandered. Into the building. That morning.   He had some friends there. And went to look for them. He was near the main entrance. When the explosion […]

Remember. Remember. Don’t forget this theatre. Remember. Remember. Don’t forget this scream.   From the days before the attack. The ‘orcs’ word “children” was. Clearly painted on the lawn. In front of the theatre.   Remember. Remember. Don’t forget this disease. Remember. Remember. Don’t forget this disaster.   The new, U-shaped compound sits. Near the […]

Even at the end. Of a long day. The chief medic still chops the wood. And lights the fireplace.   The rest of his team are on shift. Or have retired for the night. The chief medic is often. The last to sleep.   His wife, also a doctor. Sends him pictures. Of bunk beds […]

A cartoon shows that. For this ‘orc’ knight. Every direction points to. Chornobaivka – and certain death.     “We got out just a couple of times. Per month to buy food.” Until the war she had worked. As an operator at the airfield.   “We didn’t go anywhere. We grew carrots. Beetroot and potatoes. […]

“We feel grace that the body will finally. Return from the war.” He describes his job as bringing. The dead back from oblivion.   Two young ‘elves’ men have. The grim task of retrieving. The bodies of civilians and soldiers. Killed in this brutal war.   Today they’re in a recently liberated area. In eastern […]