Author: Kurama

‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.   All the King’s horses and all the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty in his place again.’     Unilaterally demanding. Ukraine end a war. It did not start. The United States ended.   The United States ended. A longstanding intelligence-sharing. Arrangement […]

Poor Turlygod! poor Tom! That’s something yet: Edgar I nothing am.     A rare photo of. An ‘elves’ air force. MiG-29 fighter. Reveals how so many.   The air force’s older jets. Have managed to. Survive for 37 months. Despite ‘orcs’ having.   More and newer planes. —and despite the ‘orcs’. Possessing ballistic and. […]

Sweden donated. 10 of its best. Strv 122 tanks. To Ukraine.   In two years of. Hard fighting. ‘Orcs’ forces have scored. No fewer than 14 hits.   On the 63-ton. Four-person tanks. —possibly meaning all. 10 of the tanks.   —possibly meaning all. 10 of the tanks. Have been damaged. Some more than once. […]

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. […]

Nothing, my lord. Nothing. Nothing, my lord. Nothing.     On 25 February. A flurry of accurate. ‘Orcs’ drone strikes. Knocked out.   Dozens of ‘elves’ vehicles. Along the main road. To Sudzha. The town that is.   The town that is. —or was— The main base for. The 10,000-strong ‘elves’ force.   Occupying a […]

What, art mad? A man may see how this world goes with no eyes.   Look with thine ears: see how yond justice rails upon yond simple thief. Hark, in thine ear:   change places; and, handy-dandy, which is the justice, which is the thief?     “AT THIS VERY MOMENT. THOUSANDS OF ‘ELVES’ TROOPS. […]

‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.   All the King’s horses and all the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty in his place again.’     It was after 21:00. On Tuesday night. In Moscow. When the US Secretary of State.   Outlined the ‘elves’. And American proposal. For […]

Which is easiest to do, Un-dish-cover fish, or dishcover the riddle?’ Which is easiest to do?   ‘“First, the fish must be caught.” That is easy: a baby, I think, could have caught it.   “Next, the fish must be bought.” That is easy: a penny, I think, would have bought it.   “Now cook […]

There may be talk of peace. But the men of ‘elves’. 68th Jaeger Brigade are. Still preparing for war.     You watch as they rehearse. Their drills to evacuate. An injured soldier. Under fire.   Most have already. Had to do it for real. In the distance you can hear. The rumble of artillery. […]

While Moscow considers. A temporary ceasefire. Its military machine continues. To press its advantage.   On the front line. Diplomatic negotiations. Can be slow. And difficult.   But on the battlefield. They can be. Measured in. Lost lives.   ‘Elves’ soldiers. On the battlefield say. They don’t expect to see. The war end any time […]