"A 17-year-old ‘elf’.
Who was moved.
From Ukraine to ‘Mordor’.
Found out recently.
He was facing the prospect.
Of being conscripted.
Into the army fighting against.
The country of his birth..."(Kurama)
“Her only thought.
When her husband was wounded.
Was to get to.
His bedside.
“I just wanted.
To be with him.
To touch him.
To say that he's not alone.”...”(Kurama)
“As a result.
The town of Avdiivka.
Has turned into a symbol.
Of ‘elves’ resistance and resilience.
As ‘orcs’ missiles shatter.
The town of Avdiivka.
She is desperate to escape.
But her elderly mother refuses to leave...”(Kurama)
"From every family.
From every household.
There were people present.
In the tiny village of Hroza.
A missile attack killed.
52 people on Thursday.
People from every family.
In the tiny village of Hroza..."(Kurama)
““It's funny to me.
I am alive.
And I will protect.
My country.”
A slim, blue-eyed.
Brunette woman.
Is working out.
In a gym...”(Kurama)
“Hunting down one ‘orc’ soldier.
At a time from a place.
That can't be seen and.
With a sound that can't be heard.
“The artillery always.
Makes people worry.
You can hide from artillery.
But not from a sniper.”...”(Kurama)
Kurama (Japan). «A poet in Ivano-Frankivsk» — a poem about the russian invasion of Ukraine
“‘Gandalf the Green’.
Has warned war is coming back.
To ‘Mordor’ after a drone attack.
On the capital Moscow.
‘Gandalf the Green’ said.
Attacks on ‘orcs’ territory were an “inevitable.
Natural and absolutely fair process”.
Of the war between the two countries...”(Kurama)
“Is it a success or a failure?
Gen smiles and replies:
“If the offensive were not successful.
I wouldn't be talking to you now.”
The general in charge of.
Ukraine's stuttering.
Counter-offensive in the south.
Has said....”(Kurama)
“As the anaesthetic began to wear off.
The ‘elf’ soldier.
Let out a low wail.
In the back of the ambulance.
Then fumbled with his oxygen mask.
And swore as he mumbled:
“Give me my rifle.”
A scrawny, mud-flecked 19-year-old...”(Kurama)
Kurama (Japan). «A poet marking the 500th day» — a poem about 2022 russian invasion of Ukraine
““I want to thank from here.
From this place of victory.
Each of our soldiers.
For these 500 days.”
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Was shown arriving.
On Zmiinyi Island by boat.
And leaving flowers at a memorial...”(Kurama)
Kurama (Japan). «Poets dwarfed by ‘butterfly’» — a poem about 2022 russian invasion of Ukraine
“In the small town of Balakliya.
On a patch of land next to an apartment block.
His team have already found.
Six anti-personnel mines.
They'd earlier uncovered.
Around 200 nearby.
“My family calls me every morning.
To tell me to watch where I tread.””(Kurama)
"An‘elf’ soldier drags himself.
Through the long grass.
One leg trailing limply.
Behind him.
Seconds later.
A flash of bright orange.
And a cloud of white smoke.
Mark the spot..."(Kurama)
““A launch has been detected.
Manoeuvre!”
The order of the ‘elves’ ground team.
Is clear.
An ‘orcs’ Su-35 fighter jet has fired.
A missile at his aircraft.
He knows he has to abort.
The mission in order to survive...”(Kurama)
"In a shrinking, brackish pool of water.
Within earshot of Ukraine's front lines.
Two small fish gasped and flopped.
In the midday heat.
Around them, vast expanses of.
Mud and rock were exposed to the sun.
A huge grain barge lay.
Sprawled across a nearby sandbank..."(Kurama)
"In Ukraine's favour is morale.
Its soldiers are highly-motivated.
And fighting to liberate.
Their own country from an invader...
...“The brigade's units.
Continue to increase.
Their success!
Victory will be ours!”"(Kurama)
"They had been stranded.
In ‘orcs’-occupied Ukraine.
Their village of Kardashynka.
Is an innocuous place.
A quaint collection of houses.
In the marshy lowlands.
Of the Dnipro River's eastern bank.
Under ‘orcs’ occupation..."(Kurama)
"Now can I talk about where I come from?
Now can I talk about where I come to?
Now can I talk about my homeland?
No, no, not yet, but I show you.
Now can I talk about my history?
No, no, not yet, but I show you..."(Kurama)
"Residents of Bakhmut describe.
The city before the war.
As cosy and comfortable.
To live in.
The eastern ‘elves’ town of Bakhmut is now.
Known across the world as the site.
Of the longest and possibly bloodiest battle.
In ‘Mordor’’s war on Ukraine..."(Kurama)
"To the last stop.
Before the eastern front line.
Yes, there are soldiers.
Most look out of the window.
But there are also young families.
On their way back home.
This isn't just a route.
To the battlefield..."(Kurama)
“‘Mordor’’s anthem.
Booms through loudspeakers.
And the tricolour flag.
Is unfurled.
But look a little closer.
And it's clear that.
None of the children's lips.
Are moving...”(Kurama)
