‘Elves’ brigades and battalions.
In the Kurakhove pocket.
In southern Donetsk Oblast.
Are in a precarious position.
But they’re not.
Giving up without.
Giving up without.
A fight.
One of ‘orcs’ top objectives.
In Ukraine right now.
Is to eliminate the nine-mile-deep.
‘Elves’-held salient.
Between Andriivka.
In the west.
And Dalnje.
In the east.
Anchored in the north.
By Kurakhove and.
In the south by a string of villages.
Including Kostyantynopolske.
The salient is.
The main impediment to.
An uncomplicated ‘orcs’ assault.
On Pokrovsk.
An ‘elves’ fortress city.
25 miles to the north.
As long as the ‘elves’.
Control the Karakhove pocket.
They can threaten the flanks of.
The ‘orcs’ 90th Guards Tank Division.
As it marches.
On Pokrovsk.
‘Elves’ brigades and battalions.
In the Kurakhove pocket.
In southern Donetsk Oblast.
Are in a precarious position.
But they’re not.
Giving up without.
Giving up without.
A fight.
But the pocket itself.
Is in danger of.
Being cut off.
Across its flanks.
If the ‘orcs’ can attack.
From Kostyantynopolske.
Or some other southern village.
To Dachne.
Or some other village.
In the north.
They could encircle elements.
Of several ‘elves’ brigades.
“The ‘orcs’ military command.
Assesses that ‘orcs’ forces.
Will be able to close.
The ‘elves’ pocket,” a report noted.
‘Elves’ brigades and battalions.
In the Kurakhove pocket.
In southern Donetsk Oblast.
Are in a precarious position.
But they’re not.
Giving up without.
Giving up without.
A fight.
But the ‘elves’ marine corps.
Is determined to prove.
The ‘orcs’ commanders wrong.
The ‘orcs’ commanders wrong.
In a fierce battle.
On or just before Tuesday.
An ‘orcs’ assault group.
Made a move.
On Kostyantynopolske.
On Kostyantynopolske.
The ‘elves’ 37th Marine Brigade.
Met the attackers.
The ‘orcs’ group.
Riding in at least.
Five armored vehicles.
Was under drone surveillance.
The entire time.
As it rolled along.
A country road.
Toward Kostyantynopolske.
The vehicles managed.
To drop off.
Their infantry before.
The ‘elves’ bombardment began.
Drones swooped down.
Artillery burst among the vehicles.
“The vehicles were destroyed.”
An analyst reported.
‘Elves’ brigades and battalions.
In the Kurakhove pocket.
In southern Donetsk Oblast.
Are in a precarious position.
But they’re not.
Giving up without.
Giving up without.
A fight.
The destruction of the vehicles.
Effectively stranded.
The disembarked ‘orcs’ infantry.
In Kostyantynopolske.
The 37th Marine Brigade.
Sent its 505th Battalion.
To mop up.
To mop up.
At least one ex-British.
Mastiff armored truck cornered.
The ‘orcs’ in a clutch of homes.
In Kostyantynopolske.
The Mastiff’s gunner.
Opened fire with.
A .50-caliber machine gun.
Shredding the ‘orcs’ shelter.
‘Elves’ brigades and battalions.
In the Kurakhove pocket.
In southern Donetsk Oblast.
Are in a precarious position.
But they’re not.
Giving up without.
Giving up without.
A fight.
The Kostyantynopolske skirmish.
Is just the latest.
In a series of effective, but.
Small-scale, combined-arms actions.
By ‘elves’ troops defending.
Against ‘orcs’ assaults in Donetsk.
As well as in Kursk Oblast.
In western ‘Mordor’.
But local victories may not.
Amount to a wider win.
For the ‘elves’.
Especially in Donetsk.
“‘Orcs’ forces have continued.
To use frontal mechanized and.
Dismounted infantry assaults.
To advance slowly but gradually.”
“Into eastern and.
Central Kurakhove.
And south of Kurakhove.
Into Dalnje.”
“Which supports.
Larger ‘orcs’ efforts.
To eliminate the remaining.
‘Elves’ pocket,” was observed.
With each yard.
They advance across the pocket.
The ‘orcs’ come closer.
To closing the pocket.
—and cutting off.
Thousands of troops.
‘Elves’ can’t afford.
To lose.
‘Elves’ brigades and battalions.
In the Kurakhove pocket.
In southern Donetsk Oblast.
Are in a precarious position.
But they’re not.
Giving up without.
Giving up without.
A fight.
*Because I read “Ukrainian Drones Strand A Russian Assault Group—Then Ukrainian Marines Finish It Off” by David Axe on 11 Dec 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 a report of the Institute for the Study of War in Washington, D.C., and a report of WarTranslated.
Please read the original story on the Forbes:
Ukrainian Drones Strand Russian Troops—Then Marines Finish Them Off
