Fighting Evil – One Year Later

One year and two days ago today, Evil opened its gates and flooded Ukraine with orcs.  The devil and his minions in the Kremlin, as well as the entire world, believed that Ukraine would be conquered in 3 days.  Miraculously and thankfully, that didn’t happen, and the forces of Good prevailed.  They beat back the orcs from the Kyiv capital, the northern regions of the country, and parts of the Kharkiv & Kherson oblasts.  Unfortunately, the orcs still occupy around a fifth of the country, subjecting its people to dehumanizing conditions and treatment.

Failing to quickly take Ukraine in a speedy blitz, Evil decided to subject the country to daily missile & drone attacks on its infrastructure, especially during the winter, in attempt to freeze the population into submission.  The effort appears to be failing and the Ukrainian people are not surrendering.  They continue to fight evil in the hopes of living independent and in peace.

Unfortunately, absolute victory over evil isn’t likely to arrive soon.  The orcs captured Soledar last month and are laying siege to the city of Bakhmut, having already surrounded it on three sides.  The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) are fighting valiantly in the face of overwhelming numbers, and I hope they can hold out for much longer and bleed the orcs of valuable soldiers until they are no more.

Ukraine will have to be on the defensive for now until winter ends.  Then the UAF can launch successful counteroffensives like they did last year.  I hope they’re getting ready.     

NATO and Ukraine’s allies are supplying the country with vital military and humanitarian aid, but it’s not enough to achieve victory.  It’s being given out at a trickle, but just enough for Ukraine to survive the onslaught.  Weapon deliveries must be increased, and the types of weapons being donated need to be expanded.  Ukraine must be given the best weapons, in large amounts, and the best training NATO has to offer so its forces can properly defend itself against the orcs and retake the occupied territories. 

There can only be peace talks after Ukraine’s 1991 borders are reestablished and the orcs return to hell.  Accepting anything less is cowardice and defeat.  The leaders of the free world must not appease Evil and let it prevail.  Appeasement only leads to more suffering.  There is a time for peace and a time for war.  Right now, it’s war.

Threats of nuclear war must be ignored.  If the orcs want to nuke us, let them.  They don’t have the courage to do it, and if they do, they will be wiped out as well.  The survivors will forever remember that Russia was a mass murderer of millions of innocent people.    

The war will end one day, and Ukraine will be victorious.

Glory to Ukraine!  Slava Ukraini!