Almost everyone has a hallway. There are many like it, but this is Myroslava’s.
Here, between the two walls, everything is ready: a flashlight, a phone charger, and Wi-Fi. It isn't a shelter or a fortress, but here she feels at least somewhat safe.
With U.S. intelligence assessing that an additional "multi-pronged strike" on Ukraine is imminent in retribution for ‘Operation Spiderweb,’ Myroslava expects she will be spending a lot of time this week, the 37th week of her pregnancy. The strikes this week will be “huge, vicious and unrelenting," a Western diplomat told Reuters.
To escape missile strikes, explosions, and shrapnel, experts advise taking cover two walls away from the outside world. So after three years of air raids, these hiding places – hallways, bathrooms, pantries, closets – have become the new centers of life in Ukrainian households.
The habit of hiding at home conveys a significant yet invisible story about how war alters homes, bodies, and psyches. It reflects how a person changes when danger becomes the backdrop to everything.
To discover Myroslava’s reflections on hiding in the corridor and her fears before childbirth, click the link: https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/when-your-hallway-becomes-a-bomb
NEWS OF THE DAY:
RUSSIAN ‘REVENGE’ IS NOT FINISHED YET: The U.S. believes that Russia's response to Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web, which destroyed 34% of Russia’s strategic aviation, has not yet fully materialized.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-believes-russia-response-ukraine-drone-attack-not-over-yet-expects-multi-2025-06-07/
FSB SEES CHINA AS A THREAT: Despite the public display of friendship between #Russia and #China, the FSB considers China a threat to Russian security, according to The New York Times. Beijing is reportedly trying to recruit Russian spies and obtain classified military technologies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/world/europe/china-russia-spies-documents-putin-war.html
RUSSIA SAYS TO SEND BODIES OF KYIV’S SOLDIERS: #Russia is reportedly planning to send the bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers to the border by train in the coming days, according to Russian propaganda media.
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-peace-talks-russia-putin-trump-zelenskyy-istanbul-latest-live-12541713?postid=9699533#liveblog-body
@timkmak Lol. China will exact revenge on Russia for over a century of Russian/Soviet racist contempt and dismissal of agrarian Communist China as a junior partner. Is China waging covert actions on RU? 100%. China has never been a reliable partner to RU, just a transactional one, and RU is a current friend of convenience.
DUCK OF WAR:
Today, we have a duck of war that swam peacefully along the Dnipro River in Kyiv, unfazed by the massive Russian attack overnight on Friday. It showed its friendliness to Mariana and her friends by diving playfully into the water every minute!
@timkmak Ukraine wipes out air force. Russia kills children and dumps bodies.
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