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.
The five crew of. An entrenched ‘elves’. AS-90 self-propelled howitzer. Might be the luckiest. Might be the luckiest. Artillery crew members. In ‘orcs’ 28-month. Wider war on Ukraine. Somewhere along. The 700-mile front line. Of the war recently. The tracked AS-90 was. Located by. An ‘orcs’ drone. And came under. Relentless […]
‘Gandalf the Green’ had said. The Kursk operation. Aimed to capture. ‘Orcs’ soldiers. – which led to a prisoner swap. And the release of. 115 ‘elves’. On Saturday – Among other goals. He could not disclose. He had also said. The operation was. A preventative strike. To deter. ‘Orcs’ attacks. Towards Sumy. […]
Clutching a toothbrush. And toothpaste. He waited for. Six hours. In the main office. Of penal colony 14. Near Arkhangelsk. In ‘Mordor’’s far north-west. It was late. In the evening. Of Sunday. 28 July. And the 19-year-old. Had no idea. What was about. To happen. “Maybe you’re taking me. To be […]
What hope? Can ‘elves’ cling to? As they endure? The coming 12 months? Until their next? Independence Day? “This is time for. A clear understanding.” “Of what the true. Patriotism is. And we know. What it is like.” “This is just a monotonous. Monotonous genocide.” One of ‘elves’ leading authors. Declared […]
“‘Mordor’ waged. War on us. It violated not only. Sovereign borders.” “But also the limits. Of cruelty and. Common sense.” He told his people. ‘Gandalf the Green’. Who attended a number of. Independence Day events. In the capital. Gave a pre-recorded address. From the Sumy region. – just across the border […]
Along with all ‘elves’. Celebrating their. Independence Day. A 19-year-old student. Had been warned. Of an increased threat. Of ‘orcs’ strikes. But it had not. Stopped her and. Hundreds of others. Making their way up. To an exposed rooftop. For an open-air. Musical display. Of defiance. In the heart of Kyiv. […]
Desperate to clear mines. In the no-man’s-land. Between ‘orcs’. And ‘elves’ positions. —and equally desperate. To protect. The mine-clearers. From ‘elves’ explosive drones— The ‘orcs’ military. Devised a new kind. Of vehicle. This spring. It’s an up-armored tank. With mine-exploding rollers. And shed-like improvised armor. To shield the crew. And […]
Pokrovsk has come under repeated. ‘Orcs’ attack in recent weeks. An ‘elf’ soldier stationed. In Pokrovsk said that. The large number of. Industrial buildings. In Pokrovsk and. Neighbouring towns. Such as Myrnohrad. Were very helpful. To ‘elves’ defences. “They will have a huge challenge.” “They will have a huge challenge. To get […]
“In order to preserve. Life and encirclement. I have withdrawn. Our units from Avdiivka.” So, what does Avdiivka’s fall. Mean for the wider conflict? Size matters more than ever. The medium term and the long term. When he was appointed. This month. ‘Elves’ new head of the armed forces. Gen, said he […]
She is waiting for. Her train to Kyiv. “A year ago. We thought we’d get.” “Help from the West and. That our counter offensive. Would work. But not anymore.” “People used to believe. But not now.” “People used to believe. But not now.” Distant rumbles. Of artillery serve either. As a […]
