—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
In January and February.
2023.
The 11th and 12th months of.
‘Orcs’ wider war on Ukraine.
The ‘elves’ army’s.
72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Defeated an ‘orcs’ force.
Twice its size.
Outside Vuhledar.
A fortress town.
In ‘elves’ Donetsk Oblast.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Has defended Vuhledar ever since.
Protecting a key sector of.
The 700-mile front line.
—the spot where.
The west-to-east southern.
Front line turns north and.
Threads through eastern Ukraine.
All the way to.
‘Mordor’’s Kursk Oblast.
Where ‘elves’ troops.
Have carved out.
A 400-square-mile salient.
But after 20 months in Vuhledar.
The 2,000-person.
72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Is surely tired.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
Having tried and failed.
For nearly two years.
To force the ‘elves’ brigade.
Out of Vuhledar.
The ‘orcs’ 40th Marine Brigade.
And other brigades.
And regiments are now.
Trying to bypass it.
And cut it off.
And they’re slowly succeeding.
While the fighting slows.
In many other sectors.
It might accelerate around Vuhledar.
As the ‘orcs’ exploit an opportunity.
They’ve fought for.
Since early 2023.
An ‘elves’ analysis group recommended.
“Keeping an eye on Vuhledar.
As the situation there.
Could get very dynamic.”
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
The mine-strewn roads.
And fields around Vuhledar.
Have become a death trap.
For attacking ‘orcs’.
It’s common for the ‘orcs’.
To attack in dozens of.
Armored vehicles plus.
Motor bikes and golf carts.
It’s equally common for the ‘elves’.
To destroy most of the attackers.
With mines, drones, artillery.
And anti-tank missiles.
But the roads.
Through Vodiane.
A few miles to the north.
Are less dangerous.
And it’s here.
The ‘orcs’ are advancing.
Under the cover of warplanes.
Lobbing powerful glide bombs.
A report logged.
Six ‘orcs’ attacks.
In the area.
On Sunday.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Is reasonably well-equipped.
With T-64 tanks.
BMP-2 fighting vehicles.
And M-109 howitzers.
But even the best-equipped.
Brigade can’t hold.
The line forever.
Just ask the ‘elves’ army’s.
47th Mechanized Brigade.
That brigade fought nonstop.
In the south and east.
Starting in June 2023.
Receiving a steady supply of.
American-made M-2 Bradley.
Fighting vehicles to keep.
Its battalions up.
To full strength.
But after 15 months of combat.
The brigade was exhausted.
—and finally rotated off.
The front line this month.
Despite a shortage of well-equipped.
Brigades to replace it.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Has achieved a rare feat:
Defending the same.
Front-line town.
For nearly two years.
Against a consistently.
Larger enemy force.
Now it needs help.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—if not replacement.
But by which unit?
The ‘elves’ armed forces.
Are simultaneously.
Attacking in Kursk.
While defending in.
The east and south.
They’re stretched thin.
And 14 new brigades.
The army is standing up.
Are desperately short.
Of modern vehicles.
‘Gandalf the Green’ admits.
There are enough vehicles.
To fully equip just.
Four of the brigades.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
In the 31 months of.
‘Orcs’ wider war on Ukraine.
Both sides have seen.
Their fortunes rise and fall.
In the early months.
Of 2022.
The ‘orcs’ barreled.
Toward Kyiv.
Only to outpace.
Their supply lines.
And get chased back.
To the south and east.
The ‘elves’ successfully.
Counterattacked in the east that fall.
But a second ‘elves’.
Counterattack in the south.
In the summer of.
2023.
Got bogged down.
In dense ‘orcs’ minefields.
A few months later.
The ‘orcs’ launched a fresh offensive.
—and made steady albeit.
Costly progress.
The ‘elves’ countered.
Last month with.
A surprise invasion.
Of ‘Mordor’’s Kursk Oblast.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
Through it all.
There’s been at least.
One geographic constant.
One geographic constant.
Regardless of who.
Was winning.
At the moment.
Vuhledar held.
A mining town with.
A pre-war population of.
14,000 in eastern ‘elves’.
Donestk Oblast.
Vuhledar quickly became.
A fortress for the resident.
‘Elves’ army formation.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
But now that fortress is.
On the verge of falling.
But now that fortress is.
On the verge of falling.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
On Wednesday morning.
‘Orcs’ forces bombarded.
And assaulted the town.
And unlike many previous assaults.
This one appears.
To be succeeding.
“It’s clear that the situation.
In Vuhledar is critical.”
“And we are likely.
Witnessing the final stages.
Of its defense.”
Warned an analyst with the group.
“I can only hope.
That the right orders.
Have been given.
Prioritizing the lives of soldiers.”
“Over any desire.
To hold the ground.”
There are signs.
That’s the case.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
It seems that.
As ‘orcs’ forces threatened.
The town’s flanks.
Last week.
The 2,000-person.
72nd Mechanized Brigade.
began quietly withdrawing.
To more defensible positions.
“I am under the impression.
That Ukraine withdrew.
Their forces gradually.
Over time to surrender.”
“The area to ‘Mordor’.”
Other analyst noted.
How much Vuhledar is.
Worth to either side.
Is a matter of debate.
It anchors the corner.
Where the southern front.
Meets the eastern front.
But it’s possible.
Bohoyavlenka.
A few miles to the north.
Could perform the same function.
Time will surely tell.
As Bohoyavlenka is.
The likely backup base.
As the 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
As the 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Initiates—or completes—
Its retreat.
Time will surely tell.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
“‘Orcs’ potential seizure.
Of Vuhledar is unlikely to.
Fundamentally alter the course.
Of offensive operations.”
“In western Donetsk Oblast.”
A report concluded.
But it’s worth asking why.
Vuhledar finally fell.
After holding out.
For so long.
The answer is obvious.
The answer is obvious.
While ‘orcs’ forces are.
Overextended all along.
The 700-mile front line.
Of the wider war.
Outnumbered ‘elves’ forces.
Are even more overextended.
‘Elves’ defenses in the east.
Were buckling before.
The general staff in Kyiv.
Ordered parts of.
Eight or so brigades.
To attack.
Across the border.
Into Kursk Oblast.
Last month.
Now they’re buckling faster.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
In early September.
The ‘elves’ armed forces.
Deployed a new kind of drone.
—a so-called “dragon drone”.
That flies low and slow.
Over enemy trenches.
Spewing thermite.
A lava-like metal incendiary.
That burns as hot as.
5,400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Now the ‘orcs’ armed forces.
Have dragon drones, too.
—and they’ve deployed them.
For their final push into.
The fortress town.
Of Vuhledar.
The fortress town.
Of Vuhledar.
In eastern ‘elves’.
Donetsk Oblast.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
Late Wednesday or early Thursday.
The ‘orcs’ Vostok drone group.
Posted a video.
On social media.
Depicting one of its.
Dragon drones torching.
A treeline just outside.
The devastated mining town.
Vuhledar’s defenders.
From the ‘elves’ army’s.
72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Had presumably.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Had presumably.
Dug a trench.
Under those trees.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
Both sides in ‘orcs’ 31-month.
Wider war on Ukraine.
Have long deployed.
Drones for surveillance.
Long-range strikes.
Deep inside enemy territory.
And short-range attacks.
Along the front line.
The dragon drones.
Represent a twist.
On existing drone tactics.
On existing drone tactics.
They’re as much.
Terror weapons as.
They are practical tools.
Of targeted destruction.
Metal incendiaries burn so hot.
So quickly, that there’s no.
Real way to suppress them.
Once they strike.
The only option.
For the unfortunate soldiers.
Underneath the fiery deluge.
Is to flee.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
“Combat soldiers.
On the battlefield.
Never try to fight.
Flame/thermal hazards down.”
“But rather escape from.
Them as soon as possible.”
The U.S. Army explained.
In a 2000 study.
But a soldier must.
Get out from underneath.
The incendiary spray.
Within 10 seconds.
Within 10 seconds.
In order to avoid.
Deep burns.
The Army concluded.
The U.S. Air Force.
And U.S. Navy.
Advised fleeing even faster.
—just three seconds.
Retreat too slowly.
Retreat too slowly.
And your chance of.
Survival is slim.
“Sprayed flame.
With velocity could hit.
A target directly.”
The Army report noted.
“When the adhesive or cohesive.
Fuels hit the protective clothing.
The likelihood of survival.
Would be very small.”
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
For the ‘orcs’ assaulting Vuhledar.
Adding dragon drones.
To the bombardment.
Is probably overkill.
After trying and failing for.
Nearly three years.
To capture Vuhledar.
The ‘orcs’ military finally.
Massed enough forces.
To overwhelm its weary.
‘Elves’ garrison.
Last week.
In recent days.
The ‘orcs’ have hit Vuhledar.
With glide bombs.
Cluster rockets.
The ‘orcs’ have hit Vuhledar.
With other munitions.
Leveling many of.
The surviving buildings.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
Clearly appreciating that.
Vuhledar is lost.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
May already be withdrawing.
From the increasingly ravaged.
And surrounded town.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
May already be withdrawing.
In the video it’s not clear.
There are any ‘elves’ troops.
In the trench the ‘orcs’.
Dragon drone is targeting.
If there were.
They likely.
Fled quickly.
—or burned.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
Since late 2022.
‘Orcs’ forces have been.
Trying to capture Vuhledar.
A mining town.
With a pre-war population.
Of 14,000 that.
Anchors the point.
In ‘elves’ Donetsk Oblast.
Where the southern front line.
Bends left and.
Threads north through.
Eastern Ukraine.
They may finally be.
On the cusp of succeeding.
A determined assault.
By the ‘orcs’ army’s.
57th Motor Rifle Brigade.
That kicked off this week.
Has breached.
The defenses.
Of the ‘elves’ army’s.
72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Now ‘orcs’ troops are.
In southern Vuhledar.
—and the weary.
‘Elves’ garrison may.
Already be retreating.
To the north.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
If the ‘orcs’ army.
Captures the bomb-blasted.
Ruins of Vuhledar.
In the coming days.
It’ll be a victory.
For ‘Mordor’.
—but a highly.
Qualified one.
Just reaching the outskirts.
Of Vuhledar has cost.
The ‘orcs’ armed forces.
Around a thousand vehicles.
And potentially several.
Thousand troops.
Just reaching the outskirts.
Of Vuhledar has cost.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade’s.
Stubborn defense of Vuhledar.
—with mines, artillery.
Anti-tank missiles and drones—
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade’s.
Stubborn defense of Vuhledar.
Has destroyed entire.
‘Orcs’ brigades.
A monthslong series.
Of ‘orcs’ assaults.
Across the fields.
Outside Vuhledar.
In late 2022.
And early 2023.
May have been the costliest.
For the ‘orcs’.
At the time.
‘Orcs’ operations in this sector.
Were led by.
A pair of marine units.
Belonging to the ‘orcs’.
Navy’s Pacific fleet:
The 40th and 155th.
Naval Infantry Brigades.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
The marines’ failed attacks.
On Vuhledar between.
November 2022.
And February 2023.
Were among the bloodiest.
Of the war to this point.
The 155th Naval Infantry Brigade.
Which on paper had around.
3,000 troops.
Lost as many as.
300 troops a day.
For days on end.
And was “nearly destroyed”.
And was “nearly destroyed”.
By February 2023.
According to a Polish report.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
‘The One’ sent replacement troops.
—and ordered.
The 155th Naval Infantry Brigade.
Back into action.
It promptly got destroyed again.
“The 155th has.
Likely been reduced.
To combat ineffective status.”
“At least twice.
In the last six months.
Due to being committed to.
Tactically flawed frontal assaults.”
“Near Vuhledar.”
The U.K. defense ministry.
Concluded in April.
2023.
The 40th Naval Infantry Brigade.
May have fared.
Slightly better.
But not by much.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
Altogether, the marine brigades.
And supporting army units.
Also wrote off around.
A thousand tanks.
Fighting vehicles.
Trucks and artillery pieces.
According to a tally.
By a collective.
Not coincidentally.
That’s around two brigades’.
Worth of vehicles.
—and nearly six percent.
Of all vehicles.
‘Mordor’ has lost.
In 31 months of.
Hard fighting in Ukraine.
‘Elves’ forces’ own losses.
In and around Vuhledar.
Were much lighter.
As they mostly hunkered.
In their trenches and bunkers.
And blasted the attacking ‘orcs’.
From a distance with mines.
Artillery, missiles and drones.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
Today, the 40th Naval Infantry Brigade.
Has shifted a few miles.
To the west along.
The southern front.
Leaving the current attacks.
On Vuhledar to the army.
The third iteration of.
The 155th Naval Infantry Brigade.
Is up north in.
‘Mordor’’s Kursk Oblast.
Counterattacking.
Invading ‘elves’ forces.
Whether the occupation of.
The ruins of Vuhledar.
Justifies the repeated.
Destruction of one or both.
Justifies the repeated.
Destruction of one or both.
Of these brigades.
Is a question.
Only ‘the One’.
And the survivors.
Of the ill-fated units.
Can answer.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
‘Orcs’ troops have taken.
Complete control of.
The eastern city.
Of Vuhledar.
Which ‘elves’ forces have been.
Defending since the beginning of.
‘Orcs’ full-scale invasion.
Two and a half years ago.
‘Elves’ eastern military command.
Confirmed on Wednesday.
That they had told.
The troops still fighting.
The troops still fighting.
In parts of the Vuhledar.
To pull back to avoid.
Becoming surrounded.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
For more than two years.
‘Orcs’ have been trying.
To take this city.
In order to advance.
Further north and reach.
Regional transportation hubs.
Such as Kurakhove.
And Pokrovsk.
Donetsk regional authorities.
Confirmed on Tuesday.
That ‘orcs’ troops had almost.
Reached the city centre.
And some reports said.
‘Elves’ forces are still.
Hanging on.
In some districts.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
Two soldiers from.
The 72nd brigade.
Managed to leave the city.
Before the final assault.
And take up new positions.
In the same area.
They claim that their troops.
Have withdrawn from the city.
Over the past few days.
‘Elves’ soldiers had to find.
Their own way.
Out of Vuhledar by foot.
Out of Vuhledar by foot.
As it was impossible.
To evacuate them otherwise.
A machine-gunner said.
Many were wounded.
And killed by.
‘Orcs’ drones.
And artillery.
As they tried to leave.
Another soldier says.
Many more are.
Still missing.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
‘Mordor’ has launched.
Numerous attacks.
To seize the city.
Since the start of.
The full-scale invasion.
In February 2022.
But they all failed up.
Until now.
One of the biggest tank battles.
Took place there last year.
Instead of launching.
Frontal assaults.
The ‘orcs’ army recently.
Switched to its favourite tactic.
– advancing along the flanks.
To surround the target.
Last month they seized.
The village of Prechystivka.
To the west and Vodyane to the east.
To complete a pincer movement.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
‘Orcs’ enormous advantage.
In weapons and troops.
– some soldiers have estimated.
The ratio of forces as seven to one –
Enabled them to break through.
‘Elves’ defence lines.
Along the flanks.
And approach Vuhledar.
It became clear.
That the city was doomed.
When the ‘orcs’.
Effectively cut off.
The only remaining.
Lifeline route.
– the road from Vuhledar.
To Bohoyavlenka.
‘Orcs’ troops advanced so close.
That their artillery and kamikaze drones.
Targeted anyone and anything.
Moving on that road.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
“We tried to send supplies.
Organise evacuation of.
Our wounded and dead soldiers.
But without any success.”
Another soldier said.
“We lost a number of.
Vehicles and then had to.
Stop such operations.”
By Tuesday.
About 100 civilians.
Remained in Vuhledar.
Donetsk regional head said.
“Thank God.
We evacuated all children.
Regarding the 107 people.
Who are still there.”
“It’s difficult.
To reach them.
And bring them.
Humanitarian aid.”
“Drinking water.
Medicine, because.
An active stage of war.
Is under way.”
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
The situation became critical.
When ‘orcs’ troops.
Entered the city.
And ‘elves’ units started.
Retreating without.
Retreating without.
Waiting for the order.
To pull out.
“If a withdrawal.
Is not organized.
It ends up being chaotic.”
The machine-gunner explained.
‘Elves’ defenders.
Were like Titans.
Trying to stop the ‘orcs’.
But some groups.
He added, had become.
Completely disoriented.
Because of.
A communication blackout.
Their radios were down.
And when they came.
under heavy fire.
They had to make.
Quick decisions.
On their own and.
Often it was.
To retreat.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
‘Elves’ defence lines.
Were devastated by.
‘Orcs’ aviation bombs and.
Thermobaric weapon systems.
Such as its Solntsepek.
Heavy flame-thrower.
In addition to drones.
And multiple rocket launchers.
Facing such an onslaught.
Withdrawing from.
Certain positions.
Became unavoidable.
Another soldier argued.
“You either die or retreat.”
Facing such an onslaught.
“You either die or retreat.”
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
But getting out from a city.
That had been nearly.
Surrounded was.
Extremely dangerous.
During the daytime.
It became close to.
A suicide mission.
‘Elves’ troops mostly tried.
To escape at night.
Having to cross mine fields.
Via designated paths.
To avoid the road.
Because it was closely.
Monitored by the ‘orcs’.
Until recently.
Evacuation vehicles.
Had been able to drive in.
Under cover of darkness.
With their headlights off.
Another soldier explained.
But once ‘orcs’ troops had.
Reached the centre of the city.
The only way to escape.
Was on foot.
Those who managed.
To get out are.
Exhausted.
And depressed.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
They are also angry.
At their commanders.
For not ordering.
The retreat earlier.
Because they argue it was.
Obvious for some time.
That ‘elves’ forces wouldn’t be.
Able to hold the city for long.
“I don’t know why.
They didn’t give the order.”
The machine-gunner said.
“Maybe it’s fear.”
“Maybe it’s fear.
Of the military leadership.
Or maybe it was.
An order.”
“From the top.
To hold positions.
With our blood.
Until the very end.”
Wednesday morning’s briefing.
Said merely that.
“The enemy launched.
Unsuccessful attacks.”
“On our positions.
In Bohoyavlenka’s direction”.
Without mentioning.
The situation in Vuhledar at all.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
—and two years is.
A long time to be.
In combat without.
A unit-wide break.
—and the ‘orcs’.
Keep coming.
*Because I read “Russians claim key city of Vuhledar in Ukraine’s east” by Abdujalil Abdurasulov on 2 Oct 2024 on the BBC news and several other articles by David Axe 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, including some stories of Frontelligence Insight, a story of Andrew Perpetua, a report of the Institute for the Study of War in Washington, D.C., a report of the Warsaw Institute, a tally by WarSpotting, a story of Roman, and a story of Vadym Filashkin.
Please read the original stories on the BBC news and on the Forbes:
A Ukrainian Brigade Has Held Vuhledar 2 Years; It Might Get Cut Off (forbes.com)
Ukraine’s Fortress In Vuhledar Held For 31 Months. It’s About To Fall. (forbes.com)
You Have 10 Seconds To Escape A Thermite-Spewing Russian Dragon Drone (forbes.com)
Russia May Finally Capture Vuhledar. It Has Cost Thousands Of Troops. (forbes.com)
Russians claim key city of Vuhledar in Ukraine’s east (bbc.com)
Six dead in market attack as Ukraine remembers war dead (bbc.com)
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