‘Elves’ forces.
Continue to suffer.
The consequences.
Of their defeat.
In Vuhledar.
A fortress town.
In eastern ‘elves’.
Donetsk Oblast.
Advancing past Vuhledar.
A ramshackle ‘orcs’ force.
Is in a position.
To flank ‘elves’ troops.
In their fallback.
In their fallback.
Position in the town.
Of Velyka Novosilka.
If ‘orcs’ troops.
Can get around.
The fortifications.
In Velyka Novosilka.
They might be able to.
Duplicate this maneuver.
In other sectors.
In the east.
“The news coming from.
The Velyka Novosilka area.
Is very bad.”
Warned an analyst.
“There is no way.
To sugarcoat it.
—the area has reached crisis.
And needs immediate intervention.”
Vuhledar anchored.
The ‘elves’ defensive line.
In southern Donetsk.
For two years.
Its garrison.
—the 72nd Mechanized Brigade—
Repulsing repeated.
‘Orcs’ assaults.
But the ‘elves’ command.
Never significantly reinforced.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Instead deploying any available forces.
To bold, and high-risk.
Operations such as.
‘Elves’ August invasion of.
‘Mordor’’s Kursk Oblast.
If ‘orcs’ troops.
Can get around.
The fortifications.
In Velyka Novosilka.
They might be able to.
Duplicate this maneuver.
In other sectors.
In the east.
So the ‘orcs’ were able to.
Gradually grind down.
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
And ultimately force.
Its few surviving troops.
To retreat.
From Vuhledar.
In late September.
The retreat collapsed.
The front line.
In southern Donetsk.
‘Elves’ forces fell back.
To secondary positions.
Effectively handing ‘orcs’ forces.
More than a hundred.
Square miles of Donetsk.
With many of its best forces.
Still tied up in Kursk.
Ukraine is still struggling to.
Stabilize the front line in Donetsk.
If ‘orcs’ troops.
Can get around.
The fortifications.
In Velyka Novosilka.
They might be able to.
Duplicate this maneuver.
In other sectors.
In the east.
This week.
An ‘orcs’ assault group.
With a bizarre mix of.
Up-armored artillery.
Tractors and turtle tanks.
Got swarmed by.
‘Elves’ drones and.
Thoroughly wrecked.
—possibly from.
The 131st Motor Rifle Regiment.
37th Motor Rifle Brigade.
Or 40th Naval Infantry Brigade—
But other ‘orcs’ assault groups.
Managed to maneuver.
Past and then.
Around Velyka Novosilka.
Advancing on the town’s.
Eastern flank.
“Velyka Novosilka itself.
Should have very good defenses.”
The analyst noted.
“But the defenses are meant.
To stop attacks from the south.
Not the north and east.”
If ‘orcs’ troops.
Can get around.
The fortifications.
In Velyka Novosilka.
They might be able to.
Duplicate this maneuver.
In other sectors.
In the east.
The ‘elves’ garrison.
Is in danger of.
Being partially encircled.
The ‘elves’ garrison.
—including elements of.
The 48th Assault Battalion.
The Presidential Brigade and.
The 17th National Guard Brigade—
“‘Orcs’ forces may attempt.
To bypass the eastern flank.
Of ‘elves’ positions.
In Velyka Novosilka.”
“And intensify pressure.
On Velyka Novosilka.
From the south to force.
‘Elves’ Defense Forces units.”
“To withdraw from the village.
Enabling further advancement.
Toward the southwestern edge.
Of Donetsk Oblast,” was explained.
If ‘orcs’ troops.
Can get around.
The fortifications.
In Velyka Novosilka.
They might be able to.
Duplicate this maneuver.
In other sectors.
In the east.
“Losing the town.
Of Velyka Novosilka.
Will not, in itself.
Be that much of a disaster.”
“In the grand scheme.
Of things.”
The analyst explained.
“It is just one town.”
“It is the fact that.
‘Orcs’ is attacking.
The defensive line.
From the flank.”
“The defensive line.
From the flank.
Parallel to the defenses.
Which is the true disaster.”
If ‘orcs’ troops.
Can get around.
The fortifications.
In Velyka Novosilka.
They might be able to.
Duplicate this maneuver.
In other sectors.
In the east.
Ominously, there probably.
Aren’t many ‘elves’ reserves.
In the area that could.
Staunch the infiltrations.
“The strength of these defenses.
And the difficulty of.
Attacking this ground.
Allowed Ukraine.”
“To underman.
These areas to shift.
Forces to other areas.”
The analyst pointed out.
“That’s over.
Now you need to begin.
Sacrificing other areas.
To defend here.”
*Because I read “Ramshackle Russian Assault Groups Are Maneuvering Around Undermanned Ukrainian Defenses In Donetsk Oblast” by David Axe on 23 Nov 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, including an analysis of Andrew Perpetua, and a report of the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies.
Please read the original story on the Forbes:
Russian Troops Are Maneuvering Around Ukrainian Defenses In Donetsk
