
The 24th Mechanized Brigade.
Ultimately found a way.
Through the woods.
And past the ‘orcs’.
And fetched the cut-off troops.
Some of whom were wounded.
“The position is ours.
The path is unlocked.”
To find themselves.
Cut off, surrounded and.
Under ceaseless enemy attack.
This summer.
Unknown to most observers.
Of ‘orcs’ wider war on Ukraine.
The ‘orcs’ at the aggregating plant.
Weren’t the only ones.
In early May.
A small ‘elves’ team was.
Holding a defensive position.
In the forest.
Northwest of Chasiv Yar.
In eastern Ukraine.
Just west of Bakhmut.
When ‘orcs’ forces advanced.
From the ‘elves’ army’s.
225th Assault Battalion.
And ‘elves’ marine corps’.
223rd Marine Battalion.
The ‘elves’ team.
Seemingly numbering.
Fewer than a dozen troops.
Suddenly found itself.
All alone in the woods.
‘Orcs’ all around.
Friendly forces.
Hundreds of yards away.
“The fighters kept.
A circular defense.
Repelling the invaders’ attacks.
Around the clock.”
The 225th.
Assault Battalion explained.
In a social media post.
On Tuesday.
For 70 days.
The ‘elves’ held out.
Waiting for the ‘elves’ army’s.
24th Mechanized Brigade.
The nearest big unit.
To fight its way.
To the forest strongpoint.
And escort.
The soldiers and marines.
To the relative safety of.
The main ‘elves’ line.
For 70 days.
Cargo-carrying drones.
Kept the men alive.
“While we tried to.
Clear the way.”
“The only way of.
Supply was drones.
We used to deliver ammunition.
Food and water.”
The 24th Mechanized Brigade.
Ultimately found a way.
Through the woods.
And past the ‘orcs’.
And fetched the cut-off troops.
Some of whom were wounded.
“The position is ours.
The path is unlocked.”
To find themselves.
Cut off, surrounded and.
Under ceaseless enemy attack.
This summer.
Unknown to most observers.
Of ‘orcs’ wider war on Ukraine.
The ‘orcs’ at the aggregating plant.
Weren’t the only ones.
In early June.
‘Orcs’ troops from.
The 83rd Air Assault Brigade.
Stormed a chemical aggregating plant.
In Vovchansk.
The main battleground.
In ‘orcs’ faltering.
Northern offensive.
It seems their goal was.
To capture the plant.
And use it as a base.
For crossing the Vovcha River.
Which threads east to west.
Just south of the plant and.
Forms a natural fortification for.
The ‘elves’ defending southern Vovchansk.
The plan went wildly awry.
When ‘elves’ troops counterattacked.
And advanced a few hundred yards.
North along Soborna Street.
In capturing a length of the street.
The ‘elves’ cut off the ‘orcs’.
In the plant from the rest of.
The ‘orcs’ force in Vovchansk.
Six weeks later.
The 83rd Air Assault Brigade.
Troopers were still.
In the plant.
—surrounded, cut off.
And under relentless.
Bombardment by.
‘Elves’ warplanes.
It’s possible ‘orcs’ forces.
Broke through to the plant.
In recent days and finally.
Rescued the besieged troops.
The 24th Mechanized Brigade.
Ultimately found a way.
Through the woods.
And past the ‘orcs’.
And fetched the cut-off troops.
Some of whom were wounded.
“The position is ours.
The path is unlocked.”
To find themselves.
Cut off, surrounded and.
Under ceaseless enemy attack.
This summer.
Unknown to most observers.
Of ‘orcs’ wider war on Ukraine.
The ‘orcs’ at the aggregating plant.
Weren’t the only ones.
It wasn’t the first time.
‘Elves’ drone operators.
Had come to the aid of.
Stranded ‘elves’ troops.
70 days is.
A long time to survive.
On thin rations delivered.
From the air by tiny drones.
It’s even longer when.
You’re under enemy fire.
A photo of the survivors.
Posted on Tuesday depicts.
Hungry-looking.
Soldiers and marines.
With long beards.
And tattered uniforms.
Remarkably.
The rescue mission took place.
As ‘orcs’ forces were advancing.
Into the outermost neighborhood.
Of Chasiv Yar.
The canal district on.
The exposed eastern side of.
The Siversky Donets-Donbas canal.
A natural barrier.
That protects.
The town center.
From ‘orcs’ assaults.
In retreating west.
From the canal district.
And rescuing those.
Surrounded troops.
The ‘elves’ have straightened.
Their defensive line.
In and around Chasiv Yar.
The four-month battle rages on.
The 24th Mechanized Brigade.
Ultimately found a way.
Through the woods.
And past the ‘orcs’.
And fetched the cut-off troops.
Some of whom were wounded.
“The position is ours.
The path is unlocked.”
To find themselves.
Cut off, surrounded and.
Under ceaseless enemy attack.
This summer.
Unknown to most observers.
Of ‘orcs’ wider war on Ukraine.
The ‘orcs’ at the aggregating plant.
Weren’t the only ones.
*Because I read “Cut Off In The Woods, A Dozen Ukrainian Troops Fought Off The Russian Army For Two Months” by David Axe on 10 Jul 2024 on the Forbes, and also “Why are Ukrainians calling Russians ‘orcs’?” by James FitzGerald on 30 Apr 2022 on the BBC news.
So, I wrote this poem.
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