DonetskVerses

No doubt, prose and verses will be written about events in Ukraine. Some of them will be translated to English (especially those, that fall in line with the Western media's viewpoint). Quite possibly, you'll come across those works. But, while reading them, remember - Donetsk and Luhansk were there first, by many years

Here's a translation from Russian of verses by Yuri Cherepakhin. Yuri is a programmer, he lives in Donetsk. Both the verses and the author's explanation are from his page in VKontakte (a Russian social network)

To My Friend From Across The Ocean  

Hello, friend!.. Don't try to stifle my words...  
Try to listen and don't make a row:  
Have you ever heard the term "prilyot"?*   
No, you haven't? Blessed art thou...  

You are positively certain that I'm lying?  
This is "propaganda"? Well, by Jeez...  
You're a veritable noble lion!  
As for me, I'm here with simple peeps...  

As for me, I'm shelled by "my own side":   
It's no wonder I'm so lost and nearly gone...   
I had time to hear shrill metal cry,    
Before plunging through Gehenna's maws...  

……………………………………………….

Please, forgive me, my old mate! 
Clearly, that's the fate that I deserve...  
You've blocked me with such awful haste...   
Well, so long, bro — till God's Reaping dawns... 

15.12.2022, Donetsk

*) In case you don't know: "prilyOt" [Russian for "fly-in", arrival by air] is the arrival of a fired shell/missile to its target. Again, in case someone doesn't know yet, the Ukrainian army is not just targeting Donetsk's infrastructure, but also practices shelling "by squares", hitting peaceful neighborhoods. For instance, a truck with MLRS "Grad" drives out of a quarry, points the weapon at the city, releases a package (40 rockets), or half a package, and quickly retreats to avoid return fire. This happens every day, several times a day. Today, at 7 am, a whole package hit the very center of Donetsk…
(15.12.2022)