{"id":15632,"date":"2020-08-16T18:26:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T18:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=15632"},"modified":"2020-08-16T18:26:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T18:26:34","slug":"leaden-sky-eyewitness-recalls-russian-bombardment-in-september-2014-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/leaden-sky-eyewitness-recalls-russian-bombardment-in-september-2014-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaden Sky: Eyewitness recalls Russian bombardment in September 2014. Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A follow-up to the post of\u00a0<a class=\"profileLink\" title=\"Sveta Svetikova\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100007890392553&amp;__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&amp;eid=ARDAD8J8BQC9fJjq29avdAnk7hRswCQj9AH7cGSH4BJGDTNUSalHcINTP0e-C0cwF9mexxvrLx2ihKvX&amp;fref=mentions\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/user.php?id=100007890392553&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARDAD8J8BQC9fJjq29avdAnk7hRswCQj9AH7cGSH4BJGDTNUSalHcINTP0e-C0cwF9mexxvrLx2ihKvX%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Sveta Svetikova<\/a>\u00a0(<a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/lead_sky?source=feed_text&amp;epa=HASHTAG\" data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:104,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;}\"><span class=\"_5afx\"><span class=\"_58cl _5afz\" aria-label=\"hashtag\">#<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">lead_sky<\/span><\/span><\/a>) on the events she eye-witnessed near Luhansk, Eastern Ukraine, during the Russian invasion. First part of Leaden Sky: Eyewitness recalls Russian bombardment in September 2014 is <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/leaden-skyeyewitness-recalls-russian-bombardment-in-september-2014\/\">here<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Do you know what it is in the photo?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/08\/117745657_2807776666161986_5715082669695691970_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15634\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/08\/117745657_2807776666161986_5715082669695691970_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/08\/117745657_2807776666161986_5715082669695691970_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/08\/117745657_2807776666161986_5715082669695691970_n-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/08\/117745657_2807776666161986_5715082669695691970_n-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You are lucky if you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>The photo shows the murderous \u201clove\u201d from brotherly Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The photo shows that most terrible of all days, the day when Russia\u2019s cruelty was revealed at its worst, &#8211; September 2, 2014. There were many of similar days later, but this was the first &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The photo shows fragments of the shells fired by the Grad multiple launch rocket system.<\/p>\n<p>Look at these pieces of metal marked into squares. When a Grad shell approaches the target, it explodes and becomes scattered into a huge number of fragments that fly in all directions. They are not supposed to hit any particular object \u2013 they just destroy everything that they find on their way. And they don\u2019t give a damn about you being for Russia or for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>There was an apocalypse that day. The apocalypse flew to us from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Look closely at these pieces of metal and count these squares and just imagine them flying at an insane speed &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Now you understand why the name of the rocket system is Grad (meaning hail). Because these metal squares, very sharp and lethal if they hit, are like hailstones that are falling from the sky &#8230; like real hail in nature but made of lead.<\/p>\n<p>We keep them. We collect them in our gardens.<\/p>\n<p>That is why I believe in our Ukrainian Armed Forces, which will never betray us!<\/p>\n<p>I know that for sure!<\/p>\n<p>In the seventh year of the Russo-Ukrainian war, I have witnessed the 17 rotations of our troops next to me and I consider them all Heroes!<\/p>\n<p>Never make excuses &#8211; we&#8217;re right!<\/p>\n<p>Russia is the aggressor country!<\/p>\n<p>By\u00a0<span id=\"fb-timeline-cover-name\" class=\"_2t_q\" data-testid=\"profile_name_in_profile_page\"><a class=\"_2nlw _2nlv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=2807776732828646&amp;id=100007890392553\">Sveta Svetikova<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/InformNapalm_logo_05.png\" width=\"111\" height=\"49\" data-src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/InformNapalm_logo_05.png\" \/>Translated by George Pinchuk. 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First part of Leaden Sky: Eyewitness recalls Russian bombardment in September 2014 is <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/leaden-skyeyewitness-recalls-russian-bombardment-in-september-2014\/\">here<\/a> .\r\n\r\nDo you know what it is in the photo?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/08\/117745657_2807776666161986_5715082669695691970_n.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15634\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/08\/117745657_2807776666161986_5715082669695691970_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"528\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nYou are lucky if you don\u2019t.\r\n\r\nThe photo shows the murderous \u201clove\u201d from brotherly Russia.\r\n\r\nThe photo shows that most terrible of all days, the day when Russia\u2019s cruelty was revealed at its worst, - September 2, 2014. There were many of similar days later, but this was the first ...\r\n\r\nThe photo shows fragments of the shells fired by the Grad multiple launch rocket system.\r\n\r\nLook at these pieces of metal marked into squares. When a Grad shell approaches the target, it explodes and becomes scattered into a huge number of fragments that fly in all directions. They are not supposed to hit any particular object \u2013 they just destroy everything that they find on their way. And they don\u2019t give a damn about you being for Russia or for Ukraine.\r\n\r\nThere was an apocalypse that day. The apocalypse flew to us from Russia.\r\n\r\nLook closely at these pieces of metal and count these squares and just imagine them flying at an insane speed ...\r\n\r\nNow you understand why the name of the rocket system is Grad (meaning hail). Because these metal squares, very sharp and lethal if they hit, are like hailstones that are falling from the sky ... like real hail in nature but made of lead.\r\n\r\nWe keep them. We collect them in our gardens.\r\n\r\nThat is why I believe in our Ukrainian Armed Forces, which will never betray us!\r\n\r\nI know that for sure!\r\n\r\nIn the seventh year of the Russo-Ukrainian war, I have witnessed the 17 rotations of our troops next to me and I consider them all Heroes!\r\n\r\nNever make excuses - we're right!\r\n\r\nRussia is the aggressor country!\r\n\r\nBy\u00a0<span id=\"fb-timeline-cover-name\" class=\"_2t_q\" data-testid=\"profile_name_in_profile_page\"><a class=\"_2nlw _2nlv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=2807776732828646&amp;id=100007890392553\">Sveta Svetikova<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/InformNapalm_logo_05.png\" width=\"111\" height=\"49\" data-src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/InformNapalm_logo_05.png\" \/>Translated by George Pinchuk. 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