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2023-07-03 22:41:56
“Raid sirens all over the country. / It’s like they’re pulling everyone / out for execution. / But only one person is targeted / Usually the one who is close. / This time it’s not you; all clear.” Victoria Amelina, a Ukrainian writer and researcher, shared these verses in June of last year, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine was nearing its fourth month. That time, as her poem said, it wasn’t her.
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