The man got out of bed and packed a small bag with a change of clothes, his toothbrush, a washing set, and three books. Then he fed his dog, his only companion, one last time, said goodbye to the animal, and let it through the door.
He wanted to cry. The taps hadn’t worked for weeks, so he drank a glass of boiled rainwater, calmed down, and began his walk to the rescue.
The streets were empty. Glass and rubble crunched underfoot. Oleh Stogrin, a 53-year-old miner, was familiar with the sounds of guns destroying the city around him, so when three explosions occurred nearby, he told me he knew one set came from City missiles, another
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