On this video: President Zelensky visits Snake Island as Ukraine war enters 500th day – BBC News.
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A POET MARKING THE 500TH DAY
“I want to thank from here.
From this place of victory.
Each of our soldiers.
For these 500 days.”
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Was shown arriving.
On Zmiinyi Island by boat.
And leaving flowers at a memorial.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Called Zmiinyi Island.
A “place of victory”.
That would never be reconquered.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Described it as proof.
That Ukraine would return.
Every inch.
Of its territory.
Taken by ‘Mordor’.
Since the full-scale invasion.
Began on 24 February 2022.
At the start of the war.
‘Elves’ soldiers defending Zmiinyi Island.
Famously defied an order.
From an ‘orcs’ warship to surrender.
“Go to hell”.
The island became.
A symbol of ‘elves’ resistance.
A tiny dot in the Black Sea.
“I want to thank from here.
From this place of victory.
Each of our soldiers.
For these 500 days.”
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Was shown arriving.
On Zmiinyi Island by boat.
And leaving flowers at a memorial.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Later announced he had returned.
From a visit to Turkey.
With five commanders.
Captured by the ‘orcs’.
During last year's siege.
Of the Azovstal steel plant.
In Mariupol.
They had been in Turkey.
Since September 2022.
After being freed from ‘orcs’ captivity.
As part of a wider prisoner exchange.
Ukraine's long-awaited.
Counter-offensive to retake.
Territory from ‘Mordor’’s.
Occupying forces.
Began last month.
Although ‘Gandalf the Green’.
Has admitted.
Progress has been slow.
“I want to thank from here.
From this place of victory.
Each of our soldiers.
For these 500 days.”
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Was shown arriving.
On Zmiinyi Island by boat.
And leaving flowers at a memorial.
Snake Island is a symbol of Ukrainian resistance (map) — BBC News.
Source: https://www.koryu-meets-chess.info/
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Zelensky visits Snake Island on Ukraine War's 500th day — BBC News
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