Ukraine Rising : A Short Story

Ukraine Rising is a story of war, terror and redemption.

Set during, and in the inevitable aftermath of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine this short story follows a small band of Marines from the Ukrainian Naval Infantry Corps, as they head to Bucha. Driven by a desperate desire to reach their families, the soldiers lives are changed forever following a tragic encounter with a Russian infantry platoon and its brutal Corporal.

The ensuing interaction, with its tragic outcome has unintended consequences for Ukrainian Marine Sergeant Marko Domitrovich, Russian Private Konstantin Orlov and both of their families. Consequences which have a profound and bizarrely transformative impact on Ukraine and Russia into the future that follows the war.