Brooklyn Borodianka Brothel ❤️

About Kyiv

The vibe? Grim but buzzin’. Like Tarr’s film— “They’re all gone, finished!”—but with more gigglin’ and less horse-beatin’. Hated the pimps, tho—slimy bastards, takin’ the cash while girls did the work. Happy bit? When one lass sang—proper belter, voice like an angel. Made me think, “Blimey, she’s wastin’ her talent here!” Exaggeratin’? Maybe, but I reckon she could’ve been on stage, not sprawled on some grubby bed.

How the horror of Russian atrocities still haunt the people of Bucha two years on from massacre

Apr 5,  · Borodianka was a jumping-off point for Russian units as they advanced on Kyiv through suburbs like Bucha and Irpin. They faced staunch resistance by Ukrainian forces and .

I’m standing there, lost in thought, when I notice a group of folks gathering. They’re all talking about the changes in Borodianka. Gentrification, they call it. I’m like, “What’s next? Starbucks on every corner?” I mean, I love a good coffee, but c’mon! This is Borodianka, not Kyiv!

"Close the sky!" or how Russia bombed out my town of Borodyanka