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- Orc (slang) - Wikipedia
Orc (Cyrillic: орк, romanised: ork), plural orcs (Russian and Ukrainian: орки), is a pejorative commonly used in Ukraine [1] to refer to a Russian soldier [2] [3] participating in the Russian-Ukrainian War and Russian citizens who support the aggression of Russia against Ukraine
- ‘Orcs’ and ‘Rashists’: Ukraine’s new language of war
Ukrainians may call a Russia-appointed mayor of an occupied town a “Gauleiter”, a German term for an occupied region’s satrap, or simply call a collaborator a “Polizei”, German for police But
- Why are russian solders referred to as orcs ? : r ukraine - Reddit
There is a specific answer to your question As I understand it, in the early days of the war in 2014, somewhere in the Donbas was (and presumably still is) a giant slag heap which is reminiscent of Tolkien's Mount Doom, and so was referred to as "Mordor" by the Ukrainians The slag heap was occupied by Russians, so naturally they came to be orcs
- Talking Smack About Ukrainians and Russians - The Moscow Times
Ukrainians might call Russians the derogatory term москали, which originally meant Muscovites, or кацапы, a word with an interesting and somewhat ambiguous history Many sources say it comes from
- Why are Ukrainians calling Russian invaders ‘orcs’? - The Spectator
Ukrainian victims of Russia’s war have taken to calling their invaders ‘orcs’ The word is familiar to JRR Tolkien readers as the name given to the monstrous anthropoids in his epic novel ‘The
- Is Orc an acceptable term here for the Russian military?
The Ukrainians refer to Russian soldiers as "orcs" because they exhibited complete disregard for the Geneva Conventions and even more basic rules of war, even going as far as executing POWs But it's still a term which is not inherently descriptive
- Ukrainians Calling Russian Invaders Orcs - Reason. com
Some Googling suggests there are some possible broader connections, e g , to this Russia Mordor item, but I can't speak to how common the usage was in the past But right now it does seem to be
- Trained by the ‘elves’ to fight the ‘orcs’. Inside the Ukrainian resistance
Ukrainian authorities also use the term; on 25th February, a post from Ukraine’s ground troops about “orcs from Mordor” appeared on Facebook, and president Vladimir Zelensky also refers to Russian soldiers as ‘orcs’ from time to time
- Orcs or Dorks? Its time to change the narrative. - Wavell Room
Within a few days of the February 2022 invasion, most Ukrainians were calling Russian troops orcs It evoked a simple, powerful image of an evil eastern horde and it to helped galvanize defenders at home while bolstering support from abroad
- The Rashists from Mordor vs. the Tractor Troops: Ukraine’s . . . - POLITICO
A disparaging word used by Ukrainians to describe Russians, it’s a portmanteau of “Russian,” “racist” and “fascist” that pre-dates the February 24 invasion, but has gained renewed traction over the past months
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