Under siege,

indeed(adv)
Dragomir Milosevic, a character in this story, is based on a real person who
did, indeed, command the forces on Mount Trebovic above Sarajevo.
For one thing, (Clause), and for another (Clause)
out of breath(adj)
lift (n)
glassless window
smashed /smt/ [lit: broke into pieces, fig: destroyed completely]
dirty dust-filled hole
plastic can
very defenceless
Katy says in disbelief