Not Martial Arts but Minerva's Arts. Through a Struggle, be guided by Philosophy, Faith, Art, and Science. Like a Forest from the Olive Tree that Athena, goddess of Wisdom, offered the Greek people a long time ago.
An ‘orcs’ court. Has sentenced. Two ‘orcs’ soldiers. To life in prison. For killing. a family of nine. In occupied Ukraine. In a rare example. Of the country. Holding its troops. To account for. Alleged war crimes. The family had been. Celebrating a birthday. At the time. Celebrating a birthday. […]
For weeks. The ‘elves’ 46th. Air Mobile Brigade. Has been bracing. For a powerful ‘orcs’ attack. On its positions in Kurakhove. In the southern part of. Eastern ‘elves’ Donetsk Oblast. On Tuesday. That attack finally came. On Tuesday. That attack finally came. —in the form of at least. 14 ‘orcs’ armored […]
A direct attack. A direct attack. On an entrenched enemy. Is dangerous. A direct attack. A direct attack. Without any artillery support. Is practically suicidal. As ‘orcs’ troops. Learned on Saturday. One ‘orc’ blogger. Moaned in a missive. “Why do these fools? In uniform still? Get to decide? Who lives and […]
As Americans were waking up. To the news that. Who had won. The Tuesday presidential election. At least one. 21-foot robotic sport plane. Rigged for remote control. And laden with explosives. Motored over Kaspiysk. An anchorage of. The ‘orcs’ Caspian Fleet. In Dagestan. 700 miles from. The front line in Ukraine. As […]
To slow them down. The ‘elves’ 60th and 66th. Mechanized brigades. Has deployed anti-tank missiles. ‘Orcs’ forces are advancing. In critical sectors. In eastern ‘elves’. Donetsk Oblast. Grinding toward. The fortress city. Of Pokrovsk while. Also gradually encircling. ‘Elves’ brigades. South of Pokrovsk. And in Terny. 60 miles north of Pokrovsk. […]
Advancing north from. The ruins of Vuhledar. The powerful ‘orcs’. 20th Motor Rifle Division. —with perhaps 10,000 troops— Is hammering at. The 2,000-person ‘elves’. 79th Air Assault Brigade. Counting on the division’s. Superior numbers. To grind down. The exhausted paratroopers. The ‘orcs’ goal: To drive the ‘elves’ brigade. From the village […]
More than a fortnight. After falling under. ‘Orcs’ occupation. The residents of Kherson. Are wrestling with. Acute shortages of medicine. And holding daily protests. Against the ‘orcs’ forces. They are also worried. That increased shelling. On the outskirts. Might signal. The start of an ‘elves’ push. To recapture. Their southern city. Which […]
“You feel like you’re. Constantly being hunted. Like someone is always. Looking at you.” “And can drop explosives. At any moment. It’s the worst thing.” Says a woman, who works. At an aid centre. Just 1km from. The Dnipro river. In Kherson. To get to the centre. Without being followed. By drones. […]
Just before noon one day. A hardware trader returned. To his home in Kherson. In southern Ukraine. He stepped into his yard. Lit a cigarette. And chatted with. His next-door neighbour. Suddenly, they heard. The sound of a drone. Buzzing overhead. And what happened? His wife of 32 years. Says she […]
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. ‘Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jujub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!’ He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long […]