And on the snow-covered.
Blood-spattered fields in Kursk.
The 47th Mechanized Brigade.
Is buying.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
More time for diplomacy.
—and holding onto.
The best bargaining chip.
The best bargaining chip.
Ukraine has:
Hundreds of square miles.
Of ‘orcs’ soil.
It’s not for no reason.
‘Elves’ forces take such glee.
In killing 155th.
Naval Infantry Brigade marines.
Confidently rolling.
Toward ‘elves’ lines.
In western ‘Mordor’’s.
Kursk Oblast.
In up-armored vehicles.
Brazenly flying the flag of.
The defunct Soviet Union.
An assault group from.
The ‘orcs’ 155th.
Naval Infantry Brigade.
Paraded right into.
A minefield.
Paraded right into.
A minefield.
Laid by the ‘elves’.
47th Mechanized Brigade.
It’s not for no reason.
‘Elves’ forces take such glee.
In killing 155th.
Naval Infantry Brigade marines.
The results were predictable.
—and emblematic of ‘orcs’.
Faltering counteroffensive.
In Kursk.
The counteroffensive ramped up.
In early November.
Three months after.
A strong ‘elves’ force.
Invaded Kursk and.
Carved what is now.
A 250-square-mile salient.
From the oblast.
It’s not for no reason.
‘Elves’ forces take such glee.
In killing 155th.
Naval Infantry Brigade marines.
“The ‘orcs’ again went on.
An assault in Kursk.
Against the 47th Brigade.
And its auxiliaries.”
The brigade reported.
“In a column of more than.
a dozen tanks and about.
A company of enemies.”
—around 100 troops—
“They threw the ‘elite’ ‘orcs’.
155th Marine Brigade.
With the flags of ‘victory’.”
“With the flags of ‘victory’.
Into the assault.”
Mines blew up.
Some of the ‘orcs’ vehicles.
It’s not for no reason.
‘Elves’ forces take such glee.
In killing 155th.
Naval Infantry Brigade marines.
Drones struck others.
And also hounded.
The dismounted infantry.
One shell-shocked ‘orcs’ crewman.
Bailed out of.
His damaged vehicle.
Trudged a few steps.
Through the snow.
Fell flat onto his back.
—and then exploded.
As a drone.
Slammed into him.
“We are extinguishing.
All the enemy’s attempts.
To advance in Kursk.”
The 47th Mechanized Brigade crowed.
It’s not for no reason.
‘Elves’ forces take such glee.
In killing 155th.
Naval Infantry Brigade marines.
On 13 October.
The ‘orcs’ brigade captured.
Stripped and executed nine ‘elves’.
Drone operators in Kursk.
—a war crime that signaled.
Escalating ‘orcs’ brutality.
As the wider war on Ukraine.
Ground toward its fourth year.
The 47th Mechanized Brigade.
Has defeated at least.
Two major ‘orcs’ and.
North Korean assaults this month.
The brigade held the line.
Along the western edge.
Of the salient.
While ‘elves’ paratroopers.
Counterattacked on.
The eastern edge.
On 5 February.
Quickly advancing several miles.
For the first time in months.
The ‘elves’ salient.
Is getting bigger.
Not smaller.
It’s not for no reason.
‘Elves’ forces take such glee.
In killing 155th.
Naval Infantry Brigade marines.
The salient is.
A bargaining chip.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Confirmed last week.
That his forces invaded.
Kursk in August.
In order to seize ‘orcs’ territory.
Kyiv could eventually trade.
For ‘elves’ territory.
The ‘orcs’ occupy.
“We are exchanging.
One territory for another.”
But it’s not clear.
The ‘elves’ can get.
Favorable terms.
As the U.S. Pres.
Impulsively takes control.
Of possible negotiations.
Between Ukraine.
And ‘Mordor’.
It’s not for no reason.
‘Elves’ forces take such glee.
In killing 155th.
Naval Infantry Brigade marines.
Caught between ‘orcs’ invaders.
And American extortionists.
‘Gandalf the Green’ is.
Walking a very fine line.
He has so far.
Avoided signing.
The minerals deal.
But hasn’t ruled out.
Some kind of.
U.S.-‘elves’ economic exchange.
As part of.
A wider security agreement.
Any deal “still needs work.
To ensure Ukraine’s interests.
Are safeguarded.”
‘Gandalf the Green’ said.
“‘Gandalf the Green’ has.
Handled negotiations.
Very well so far.”
An analyst concluded.
“Despite indirect extortion.
He hasn’t caved.”
“Despite indirect extortion.
He hasn’t caved.”
It’s not for no reason.
‘Elves’ forces take such glee.
In killing 155th.
Naval Infantry Brigade marines.
And on the snow-covered.
Blood-spattered fields in Kursk.
The 47th Mechanized Brigade.
Is buying.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
More time for diplomacy.
—and holding onto.
The best bargaining chip.
The best bargaining chip.
Ukraine has:
Hundreds of square miles.
Of ‘orcs’ soil.
*Because I read “Russian Marines Flying Soviet Flags Paraded Right Into A Ukrainian Minefield In Kursk. Drones Finished Them Off.” by David Axe on 16 Feb 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, including a report of Tatarigami.
Please read the original story on the Forbes:
Russian Marines Flying Soviet Flags Paraded Into A Minefield In Kursk
