‘Orcs’ advances around.
The village of Baranivka.
15 miles.
East of Pokrovsk.
Belie the overall downturn.
In ‘orcs’ fortunes.
On the axis.
Between the ruins.
On the axis.
Between the ruins.
Of Avdiivka.
And Pokrovsk.
For more than a year.
This axis loomed large.
This axis loomed large.
In ‘orcs’ war plans.
Late last year.
The ‘orcs’ reached.
The city’s suburbs.
There, they met.
A veritable wall.
Of ‘elves’ drones.
A veritable wall.
Of ‘elves’ drones.
After bombarding.
Avdiivka into rubble.
Last February.
And finally ejecting.
The ammunition-starved.
‘Elves’ garrison.
The ‘orcs’ Center Grouping of Forces.
—on paper.
At least 50,000 troops.
Plus thousands of vehicles—
Has ground toward Pokrovsk.
25 miles to the west.
Late last year.
The ‘orcs’ reached.
The city’s suburbs.
There, they met.
A veritable wall.
Of ‘elves’ drones.
A veritable wall.
Of ‘elves’ drones.
Effective ‘elves’ jamming.
Often grounds.
All but the best.
‘Orcs’ drones:
The fiber-optic models.
That don’t rely on radio.
To suppress ‘orcs’.
Fiber-optic drones.
—which are controlled.
Via long unspooling cables—
‘Elves’ drone teams.
Around Pokrovsk.
Have learned to spot.
The long fibers.
Reflecting the sun.
Reflecting the sun.
Late last year.
The ‘orcs’ reached.
The city’s suburbs.
There, they met.
A veritable wall.
Of ‘elves’ drones.
A veritable wall.
Of ‘elves’ drones.
Not only do ‘elves’ drones.
Harry front-line forces.
They also fly miles.
Behind the front.
In order to hunt.
‘Orcs’ supply trucks.
Threading the roads.
Toward Pokrovsk.
These “road-cutter” drones.
Have turned one important.
‘Orcs’ supply line.
—the Ocheretyne-Prohres road—
Into a graveyard.
Of ‘orcs’ trucks.
Vans, cars and.
All-terrain vehicles.
Late last year.
The ‘orcs’ reached.
The city’s suburbs.
There, they met.
A veritable wall.
Of ‘elves’ drones.
A veritable wall.
Of ‘elves’ drones.
The road-cutters often.
Target the same chokepoints.
Striking vehicle.
After vehicle.
And creating.
Traffic-impeding piles.
Traffic-impeding piles.
Of wreckage.
The attacks “have.
Significantly complicated.
Logistics for the ‘orcs’.
Armed forces,” was noted.
*Because I read “Ukrainian ‘Road Cutter’ Drones Are Strangling Russian Supply Lines—And Saving Pokrovsk” by David Axe on 24 Feb 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 Conflict Intelligence Team.
Please read the original story on the Forbes:
Ukrainian ‘Road Cutter’ Drones Are Strangling Russian Supply Lines
