Smolensk in flames. Around 'the cathedral cupolas rising above the plain that hid it from our sight, by 10 p.m. we saw rising from the town centre columns of fire, which seemed like a mountain peak. Growing steadily, they formed a jet of fire that turned night into day and lit up the smiling Smolensk countryside.' - Faber du Faur.

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