C2041 Return from dawn

Dawn appeared in the distant eastern horizon, a streak of white, a streak of golden light. The land was still shrouded in darkness, but people could already see the light of dawn.

Russian military base on the outskirts of Aleppo.

Thousands of refugees knelt on the ground and prayed to the gods of their faith. They were poor, they didn't even have a blanket to protect themselves from the cold