Sergei Gerasimov: Kharkiv War Diary, Part 2/8:
After a break, the Ukrainian writer Sergei Gerasimov has continued his war diary. Since the fighting began ...
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Desolate Streets and Scars in KharkivBy August 2022, Kharkiv remains under attack as its orphanage empties and nature reclaims deserted urban spaces.
- Sergei Gerasimow chronicles the destruction in central Kharkiv amid ongoing shelling of his hometown.
- Once vibrant streets and squares are now dominated by bombed-out buildings and sprawling yellow dandelions.
- The orphanage is deserted after all children were evacuated, allowing nature to gradually take over the grounds.
- Memories of the past starkly contrast with the present desolation and ruin witnessed in the city.
The orphanage without children is slowly being consumed by wild nature.— Sergei Gerasimov describes the abandoned situation of an orphanage in Kharkiv being reclaimed by nature.
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