But that’s cold comfort.
To ‘elves’ forces that have fought.
For years to keep the ‘orcs’.
Out of Pokrovsk.
And are now watching.
The invaders.
Creep closer and closer.
To the city.
Steadily advancing behind.
A barrage of devastating.
Glide bombs and.
Firing anti-tank missiles.
By the truckload.
‘Orcs’ troops are now.
Just 11 miles.
East of Pokrovsk.
A key ‘elves’ stronghold.
In eastern ‘elves’ Donetsk Oblast.
“This is where the fighting.
Remains the most intense.”
‘Gandalf the Green’ conceded.
On Friday.
“And this direction requires our most.
Intensive responses to the occupier.”
But that’s cold comfort.
To ‘elves’ forces that have fought.
For years to keep the ‘orcs’.
Out of Pokrovsk.
And are now watching.
The invaders.
Creep closer and closer.
To the city.
As ‘orcs’ wider war.
On Ukraine grinds into.
Its 29th month.
Two opposing ideas are true.
‘Mordor’ is losing more.
Troops and equipment.
Than it can afford to lose.
Over the long term.
At the same time.
‘Mordor’ still has more.
Troops and equipment.
Than Ukraine.
And, as other ‘orcs’ attacks.
Stall out, is seizing.
On that numerical advantage.
To march on Pokrovsk.
The ‘orcs’ have concentrated.
Around 20 regiments and brigades.
In their wide salient.
East of Pokrovsk:
In all, potentially 40,000 troops.
Six or so ‘elves’ brigades.
With around 12,000 troops.
Are trying to slow their advance.
But that’s cold comfort.
To ‘elves’ forces that have fought.
For years to keep the ‘orcs’.
Out of Pokrovsk.
And are now watching.
The invaders.
Creep closer and closer.
To the city.
As early as May.
A lopsided battle along.
the Pokrovsk axis.
Was anticipated.
Explained like;
“It’s one of the most.
Dangerous directions.
At the moment.”
“‘Orcs’ have a significant number.
Of forces in the area.
Which they will undoubtedly.
Use to push further.”
“While ‘elves’ forces have taken.
Measures to stabilize the line.
The distribution of forces.
Is uneven.”
“The distribution of forces.
Is uneven.
Making the front line.
Unstable and very risky.”
But that’s cold comfort.
To ‘elves’ forces that have fought.
For years to keep the ‘orcs’.
Out of Pokrovsk.
And are now watching.
The invaders.
Creep closer and closer.
To the city.
One of the ‘elves’.
Army’s best brigades.
The 47th Mechanized Brigade.
Is leading the ‘elves’ defense.
The 47th Mechanized Brigade.
—the main operator.
Of ‘elves’ American-made.
Heavy armored vehicles—
But the ‘orcs’ have devised.
New tactics to defeat.
The 47th Mechanized Brigade’s.
M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
While powerful glide bombs.
Launched by ‘orcs’ air force.
Sukhoi fighter-bombers.
Pummel the rear area.
‘Orcs’ scouts on motorcycles.
Probe ‘elves’ positions.
Closer to the line.
Of contact.
When the scouts spot.
An ‘elves’ vehicle.
‘Orcs’ anti-tank missileers.
Move in.
Over the past few days.
The number of.
Anti-tank missiles.
Has significantly increased.
Anti-tank missiles.
Fired by military personnel.
At the positions.
Of the defense forces.
But that’s cold comfort.
To ‘elves’ forces that have fought.
For years to keep the ‘orcs’.
Out of Pokrovsk.
And are now watching.
The invaders.
Creep closer and closer.
To the city.
On or right before Friday.
A 47th Mechanized Brigade.
M-2 Rolled.
Toward ‘orcs’ troops.
East of Pokrovsk.
Firing its 25-millimeter.
Auto-cannon.
As it advanced.
An ‘orcs’ anti-tank missile.
Struck it from directly ahead.
Immobilizing.
The 34-ton vehicle.
Seven crew and passengers.
Bailed out of the burning Bradley.
And fled back toward ‘elves’ lines.
‘Elves’ commanders are worried.
Emboldened ‘orcs’ commanders.
Continue to pour.
Troops and vehicles.
Into the salient.
‘Elves’ commanders are worried.
What happens next.
Is unclear.
For the ‘elves’.
The silver lining.
In the gathering storm.
Is that urban terrain is.
Easier to defend.
The closer the ‘orcs’.
Get to Pokrovsk.
The harder it might be.
To sustain their advance.
The current pace of.
The enemy’s advance towards Pokrovsk.
Is slowing due to the proximity.
To urban areas.
But that’s cold comfort.
To ‘elves’ forces that have fought.
For years to keep the ‘orcs’.
Out of Pokrovsk.
And are now watching.
The invaders.
Creep closer and closer.
To the city.
*Because I read “With Glide Bombs And Anti-Tank Missiles, The Russians Are Beating Back The Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade—And Marching On Pokrovsk” by David Axe on 2 Aug 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.
Please read the original story on the Forbes:
With Bombs & Missiles, Russians Beat Back The Ukrainian 47th Brigade (forbes.com)
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