change places;
and, handy-dandy,
which is the justice,
which is the thief?
One of ‘elves’ two SAMP/T.
Surface-to-air missile batteries.
Has shot down.
An ‘orcs’ warplane.
An ‘orcs’ warplane.
For the first time.
That’s obvious.
Good news for Ukraine.
Which could rely more on.
The Franco-Italian air defense system.
—Europe’s answer.
To the American Patriot.
‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
But the news belies.
The scarcity of.
SAMP/Ts.
—and their Aster missiles—
Not just in Ukraine.
But everywhere.
Not just in Ukraine.
But everywhere.
“There is a confirmed aircraft.”
An ‘elf’ air force spokesman.
Said at a recent.
Industry event.
Ukraine has received.
Separate SAMP/T batteries.
Each with radars and launchers.
From France and Italy.
change places;
and, handy-dandy,
which is the justice,
which is the thief?
A $500-million.
SAMP/T battery can.
Hit aircraft and missiles.
From 90 miles away.
It’s the only Western alternative.
To the Patriot.
Around six batteries of.
Which Ukraine has received.
Which Ukraine has received.
From the United States.
Germany, Romania.
And The Netherlands.
‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Kyiv is badly in need.
Of a backup plan for.
Intercepting ‘orcs’.
Planes and missiles.
Amid the geopolitical chaos.
Triggered by the increasingly.
‘Mordor’-aligned administration.
Of the U.S. President.
Demanding Ukraine.
End a war.
It did not start.
It did not start.
change places;
and, handy-dandy,
which is the justice,
which is the thief?
The U.S. President halted.
U.S. aid to Ukraine.
Late last month.
And only agreed.
To resume it.
After ‘elves’ officials.
Committed to a hard-to-enforce.
Ceasefire framework.
That would require.
‘Orcs’ consent.
—consent that could.
Prove impossible to get.
‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Without reliable access.
To American Patriots.
Ukraine could lose.
—at least temporarily—
Ukraine could lose.
—at least temporarily—
Much of its protection.
From ‘orcs’ bombardment.
change places;
and, handy-dandy,
which is the justice,
which is the thief?
The two SAMP/Ts.
And six Patriots.
The ‘elves’ air force.
Currently operates should.
The ‘elves’ air force.
Currently operates should.
In theory.
In theory.
Provide slightly more than.
The bare minimum of.
Long-range air-defense coverage.
Of the biggest ‘elves’ cities.
‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Last year.
‘Gandalf the Green’ said.
His country needed at least.
Seven of the best air defense batteries.
The main problem.
With both systems.
Is the supply.
Of missiles.
It’s unclear.
How many missiles.
Ukraine has received.
Ukraine has received.
But it’s worth noting.
That it was headline news.
When the administration of.
The former U.S. President.
The former U.S. President.
Arranged for Ukraine.
To get 90 Patriot missiles.
From Israeli stocks.
change places;
and, handy-dandy,
which is the justice,
which is the thief?
U.S. firm Lockheed Martin.
Produces around.
500 Patriot missiles.
A year.
—and hopes to.
Ramp up to 650.
A year.
By 2027.
A new Patriot missile plant.
Is under construction.
In Germany.
But will need years to tool up.
Lockheed’s target for.
Global Patriot production.
Is just 750 missiles
A year.
‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
The SAMP/T’s.
Aster missiles are.
Even scarcer.
France and Italy ordered.
700 Asters.
in 2022.
France, Italy and.
The United Kingdom.
Which fires Asters.
From warships.
Paid for an additional.
220 missiles last week.
Some of these missiles.
Could make their way to Ukraine.
More likely.
They’ll replace.
They’ll replace.
Older Asters.
The three countries.
Donate to Kyiv.
change places;
and, handy-dandy,
which is the justice,
which is the thief?
But European missile-maker.
MBDA needs.
Around two years to.
Produce a single Aster.
That’s a few months.
Longer than it takes.
Lockheed to produce.
A Patriot.
—and clearly too slow.
To save Ukraine.
—and clearly too slow.
To save Ukraine.
‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
One of ‘elves’ two SAMP/T.
Surface-to-air missile batteries.
Has shot down.
An ‘orcs’ warplane.
An ‘orcs’ warplane.
For the first time.
That’s obvious.
Good news for Ukraine.
Which could rely more on.
The Franco-Italian air defense system.
—Europe’s answer.
To the American Patriot.
change places;
and, handy-dandy,
which is the justice,
which is the thief?
*Because I read “Ukraine’s Best European Missile Just Shot Down Its First Russian Jet” by David Axe on 11 Mar 2025 on the Forbes, and also “Why are Ukrainians calling Russians ‘orcs’?” by James FitzGerald on 30 Apr 2022, on the BBC news.
So, I wrote this poem, led by ‘KING LEAR’ written by William Shakespeare and ‘THROUGH the LOOKING-GLASS’ written by Lewis Carroll, you know.
Please read the original story on the Forbes:
Ukraine’s Best European Missile Just Shot Down Its First Russian Jet
