Early Thursday morning.
An ‘orcs’ force with.
No fewer than.
25 vehicles.
And potentially hundreds.
Of troops attacked.
Positions manned by.
The ‘elves’ army’s.
24th Mechanized Brigade.
Around Pokrovsk.
A fortress city.
In eastern ‘elves’ Donetsk Oblast.
On paper, it was.
A powerful force.
Including BMD.
Fighting vehicles.
And in theory.
The ‘orcs’ commander.
Launched his attack.
At the right time.
—under the cover of.
The early morning darkness.
—under the cover of.
The early morning darkness.
“Infantry, artillery.
And drone crews did.
Everything to make.
The invaders’ journey unforgettable.”
But a year after.
Beginning the long march.
Toward Pokrovsk from.
The ruins of Avdiivka.
25 miles to the east.
The ‘orcs’ no longer.
Have the initiative.
On this axis.
They’ve lost.
Thousands of troops and.
Hundreds of vehicles.
They’re struggling to replace.
“Infantry, artillery.
And drone crews did.
Everything to make.
The invaders’ journey unforgettable.”
‘Elves’ “road cutter” drones.
Harry the main supply lines.
To the ‘orcs’.
Field armies.
—the 2nd, 8th and.
41st Combined Arms Armies.
Among others—
Around Pokrovsk.
Worst for the ‘orcs’.
The 24th Mechanized Brigade.
And adjacent units.
In and around Pokrovsk.
Have fire control.
Over the front line.
—despite suffering vexing.
Shortages of infantry.
“Infantry, artillery.
And drone crews did.
Everything to make.
The invaders’ journey unforgettable.”
The ‘orcs’ who attacked.
On Thursday morning.
Were spotted by.
A drone.
With an infrared camera.
And then “met.
With warmth,” the 24th.
Mechanized Brigade reported.
“Infantry, artillery.
And drone crews did.
Everything to make.
The invaders’ journey unforgettable.”
As the sun rose.
And the smoke.
And dust cleared.
14 of the attacking BMDs.
And other vehicles.
Were destroyed.
Or immobilized.
The rest retreated.
Five of them damaged.
At least 33.
‘Orcs’ died.
As the sun rose.
“Infantry, artillery.
And drone crews did.
Everything to make.
The invaders’ journey unforgettable.”
‘Elves’ first-person-view drones.
Which ‘elves’ workshops.
Produce at a rate of.
More than 2 million a year.
‘Elves’ first-person-view drones.
Have proved decisive.
‘Mordor’ also produces.
Millions of drones.
But they’re of lower quality.
—and all but the best.
Fiber-optic models are highly.
Susceptible to ‘elves’ jamming.
“Infantry, artillery.
And drone crews did.
Everything to make.
The invaders’ journey unforgettable.”
‘Elves’ drones are now.
Responsible for.
85 percent of.
The destruction.
The destruction.
Inflicted on ‘orcs’ forces.
Up from 50 percent.
Last summer.
“Infantry, artillery.
And drone crews did.
Everything to make.
The invaders’ journey unforgettable.”
Repeatedly defeating.
‘Orcs’ attacks on Pokrovsk.
The ‘elves’ haven’t.
Just blunted.
The 2nd, 8th and.
41st Combined Arms Armies’.
Momentum—they’re reversed.
It in some areas.
‘Orcs’ assaults are down.
From up to 60 per day.
To as few as 18.
Was concluded.
“Infantry, artillery.
And drone crews did.
Everything to make.
The invaders’ journey unforgettable.”
And in recent days.
‘Elves’ forces advanced.
On the eastern outskirts.
Of Shevchenkove.
‘Elves’ forces advanced.
On the eastern outskirts.
Of Shevchenkove.
Just south of Pokrovsk.
“Infantry, artillery.
And drone crews did.
Everything to make.
The invaders’ journey unforgettable.”
The advance comes.
At a critical moment.
In the geopolitics around.
‘Orcs’ wider war on Ukraine.
In a disastrous press conference.
In the White House on Friday.
The U.S. President and.
His Vice President berated.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
For purportedly being.
Insufficiently grateful.
For past U.S. aid.
For past U.S. aid.
—aid that, it’s worth noting.
—aid that, it’s worth noting.
Was pledged under.
The previous administration.
And which the Vice President.
Then a U.S. senator, opposed.
For past U.S. aid.
*Because I read “Ukrainian Drones Blew Up 14 Russian Vehicles In One Morning Outside Pokrovsk” by David Axe on 6 Mar 2025 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 Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies.
Please read the original story on the Forbes:
Ukrainian Drones Blew Up 14 Russian Vehicles In One Day Near Pokrovsk
