The blast of my gun is muted only by his skull and the wet splattering of blood and brains on the sand. “Fertilizer.” When I slowly turn, I’m met with a few more fearful gazes from Oleg’s men who didn’t count on me being so cruel. Prisoners of war are to be kept safe, right? Not in this war. I give my men the signal and they get to work. When the corpses are piled up and set to burning, I take a picture to send to my father. Let him watch his soldiers crumble to ashes on the desert sand. “Scorched earth” has a whole new meaning now. part0009 3 As soon as Pavel parks this tank contraption in front of Demyen’s estate, I want to cry. I thought I’d never see those front doors again. I thought I’d never see home again. And the fact that this place feels so safe, so perfectly home, br

