Ukraine has repelled.
An ‘orcs’ armoured attack.
In the north-eastern.
Kharkiv region.
After ‘orcs’ forces launched.
An incursion across the border.
And sought to break through.
Defensive lines.
Kharkiv regional head said.
‘Orcs’ reconnaissance groups.
Had tried to.
Penetrate the border.
Adding that.
“Not a single metre has been lost”.
Adding that.
“Not a single metre has been lost”.
“‘Mordor’ has launched a new wave.
Of counteroffensive operations.
In the Kharkiv sector.”
Said ‘Gandalf the Green’.
Also on Friday.
A huge fire broke out.
At an oil storage depot in.
Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region.
After what puppets said.
Was an ‘elves’ strike.
Three people were killed.
In the attack, they added.
‘Elves’ commanders.
Have been expecting.
A summer offensive.
For some time.
Possibly even.
A bid to capture.
The regional capital.
Kharkiv.
But officials are adamant.
‘Mordor’ does not.
Have the resources.
To do so.
Tens of thousands of.
‘Orcs’ forces are said.
To have gathered.
On the border.
You could be forgiven for.
Seeing a repeat of 2022.
When ‘Mordor’ failed to.
Capture Kharkiv and Sumy.
In the early weeks.
Of its full-scale invasion.
‘Orcs’ forces did occupy.
The border town of Vovchansk.
For several months.
Until they were pushed out.
In September 2022.
Vovchansk was liberated by Ukraine.
Outwardly at least.
Officials and generals.
Do not think either of the two.
Regional capitals could fall.
‘Mordor’ was unable.
To conquer either city when.
It had a larger, better-trained.
Force than it does now.
‘Elves’ reports suggested.
‘Mordor’ was trying to create.
A 10km buffer zone.
For its Belgorod region.
A 10km buffer zone.
For its Belgorod region.
After a series of ‘elves’.
Cross-border attacks.
Friday’s small incursions.
Over the ‘orcs’ border form.
A familiar yet disturbing axis.
For ‘elves’ forces.
The defence ministry in Kyiv said.
The attack started with.
The heavy bombing of.
The town of Vovchansk.
The heavy bombing of.
The town of Vovchansk.
“Using guided aerial bombs”.
With the support of artillery.
Then, small ‘orcs’
“Scouting groups”.
Moved in across the border.
Reportedly in several places.
The local head in Vovchansk.
75km north-east of Kharkiv.
Said the town had.
Come under heavy attack.
From the early hours.
Of Friday.
And civilians were.
Being evacuated.
Kharkiv regional head said.
Some 3,000 people live.
In Vovchansk and.
At least one person was killed.
Some 3,000 people live.
In Vovchansk and.
Five more injured.
In the barrage.
“At approximately 05:00.
There was an attempt.
By the enemy.
To break through.”
“To break through.
Our defensive line.
Under the cover of.
Armoured vehicles.
“As of now.
These attacks have been repulsed.
Fighting of varying intensity continues.”
The defence ministry said.
‘Gandalf the Green’ said.
The ‘orcs’ had been engaged.
“With our troops.
Brigades and artillery”.
But added that.
A fierce battle was under way.
But added that.
A fierce battle was under way.
Civilians were being evacuated.
From the Vovchansk district.
While reserve troops move in.
Officials added.
Tens of thousands of.
‘Orcs’ forces are said.
To have gathered.
On the border.
You could be forgiven for.
Seeing a repeat of 2022.
When ‘Mordor’ failed to.
Capture Kharkiv and Sumy.
In the early weeks.
Of its full-scale invasion.
‘Orcs’ forces did occupy.
The border town of Vovchansk.
For several months.
Until they were pushed out.
In September 2022.
Vovchansk was liberated by Ukraine.
Outwardly at least.
Officials and generals.
Do not think either of the two.
Regional capitals could fall.
‘Mordor’ was unable.
To conquer either city when.
It had a larger, better-trained.
Force than it does now.
The booms of exchanging fire.
Echo loudly down.
Echo loudly down.
The already bomb-damaged streets.
It is still not clear.
How far the ‘orcs’ will advance.
Whether this is a probing attack.
Or the start of something bigger.
‘Elves’ artillery guns.
Are now firing back.
‘Elves’ artillery guns.
Are now firing back.
A total of 1,775 people.
Have been evacuated.
Kharkiv regional head said.
On social media.
*Because I read “Ukraine says it repelled Russian bid to cross border” by James Waterhouse & Paul Kirby on 10 May 2024, “Ukraine: Hundreds flee Kharkiv area after Russian cross-border attack” by Jonathan Beale & Henri Astier on 11 May 2024, and also “Why are Ukrainians calling Russians ‘orcs’?” by James FitzGerald on 30 Apr 2022, on the BBC news.
So, I wrote this poem.
Please read the original stories on the BBC news:
Ukraine says it repelled Russian bid to cross border (bbc.com)
Ukraine: Hundreds flee Kharkiv area after Russian cross-border attack (bbc.com)
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