Ukraine Situation Report: Invasion Day: 270 the Russian Z-Army Fails Poem by Gert Strydom

1
In the only part of the Kharkiv Oblast
where still some Russians remain,
against them Ukraine do slowly gain
while it's thunder-run Blitzkrieg strikes fast,

with reinforcements in defence the Russians last,
try with avid defence their positions to sustain,
cling to their last bit of Kharkiv in Ukraine,
their full frontal assaults a thing of the past.

At Novoselivske Ukraine drove the Russians back,
liberated the civilians are very happy to be free,
but Russia goes to Stelmakhivka in counter-attack
from Svatove trying to draw Ukraine away from that City.

From Kupiansk the Oskil was crossed in the woods,
while still Ukraine do cut-off supplies and goods.

2
At Svatove barricades and defence lines extend,
surgical thunder-runs will probably strike from the back
which will confuse the Russians as they do defend,
as they do munitions, fuel and other resources lack

but the river running through the city makes it difficult,
the 144th Brigade is strengthened by the Russian 4th army,
do shells with artillery forward catapult
but thunder-runs will break-through in all probability.

There are still Russian reserves to the east intact
and south near Chervenopopivka and Novodyane,
it would be great if they do HIMARS strikes attract,
to a much weaker kind of support to be.

The normal hitting of command posts
and supplies to low Russian morale matter most.

3
At Starobilsk there were massive HIMARS strikes,
from newly liberated Makivka the attack came,
where Russians on Telegram this dislikes,
that Ukrainians are massing at Svatove they name,

as if still greater attacks will commence
while staging arias are totally obliterated,
damage to command and munitions are immense,
this rocket system is by Russians feared and hated,

sixty kilometres beyond the frontline missiles went,
with the great accuracy surgical thunder-runs go,
while to the weakest points breakthrough extend,
as the Ukraine by scouts and drones know,

just where and when circling attacks to begin,
into death-traps they draw confused Russians in.


4
At Bakhmut the Russians are out of Bahkmutski
and Solidar where Chechens are heavily slain,
photos from drones show very many bodies that remain,
where there might from this a disease be,

as Russians do not worry about their dead,
do not try to rescue, evacuate or remove bodies,
as in flight in fear they do quickly away head,
where probably cowardice this embodies.

Kadyrov wants rebellious teens to his will to bend,
to indoctrinate them as if by their country forsaken.
In part of Opyne Ukraine do avidly defend,
where Russians only a part of it have taken,

where the road Russians try to get,
to get to Bahkmut their aims are set.

5
In Bahkmut reinforcements are in the south,
the north and the city itself with strong defences,
to take it at all costs, comes from Putin's mouth:
but to have all of Donetsk is only in his pretences,

still the reservist recruits do canon-fodder become,
as by Putin's political will to death they are driven on,
as they run in bombardments the killing is gruesome
and shell-shocked all possibility of victory is gone.

It's now if all the Russians have in mind
is somehow this city by mere numbers to gain;
the recruits do well armed Ukrainian veterans find,
are left to die by Russians, are shattered in pain,

as here and all over Ukraine quantity faces quality,
as if by overwhelming numbers Russian it will be.

6
At Donetsk City the airport is destroyed by Ukraine,
as at other places Ukraine is set on supplies to cut,
HIMARS a terrible weapon against the Russians remain:
as it destroys, do numerous strikes rebut,

while Russia tries to attack Novomykhailivka,
are driven back and as canon-fodder destroyed,
they also try near Vuhiedar at Pavlivka;
fail as reservist recruits are employed

and the great losses of over eighty thousand dead,
all modern tanks, armoured-cars and troop-carriers shot out,
do not bother Putin as Russians into more destruction head,
by thunder-run Blitzkrieg Ukraine do knock them about

and survival to Russian soldiers is grim,
the hope of any victory far beyond dim.

7
In Dzankoi in Crimea a Russian airbase was hit,
a hundred and fifty kilometres from the frontline,
to where Ukraine did kamikaze drones commit,
helicopters Russia do to the base assign.

Eighty aircraft, Iranian Revolutionary guards
and Russian pilots was present as drones struck,
while Russia Ukraine's abilities disregards
and during this at that base there was amuck:

Iranians training Russians with drones
were possibly with some Russians killed,
while Putin attacks on civilians condones,
and by these people those terrorist acts are fulfilled,

at Chiblinka a munitions depot exploded
while Russians supplies in some trucks had loaded.

8
At Kherson City there was incoming Russian missile artillery,
Ukraine said they did hit civilian concentrations,
but tried to get to munitions stores by all probability,
while Putin's proxies and Russians cry out for negotiations.

Opening or destroying the dam will wipe the Russians out,
will leave the Crimea without a water-supply,
but unlike Putin to destroy civilians Ukraine is not about,
where by an honourable means the Russians they defy,

while the Russians gather in the Aleski-sandpit,
which is open, harsh desert and hard to defend,
where strategy do not into Russian plans fit,
to have gains, to the homeland they pretend,

in time driven from Ukraine they will have gained nothing,
will decimation to Putin and his henchmen bring.

9
From St. Petersburg and Crimea new recruits are sent
people greeting do look very grim,
to pick up a child calling his dad a mother bends,
some troops are fat with stomachs, others slim,

the large Z on a commander that does stay,
looks like a Nazi SS lightening big and odd,
where this do no training to me portray:
a troop cannot even shoulder the rifle he has got.

A girl gives a kiss quickly; a family do the father embrace,
they are armed with AKMs from the archives,
they are certain soon he is death going to face,
some white busses slowly arrives,

while Ukrainians field-test every new gee-whiz rifle,
optic and scope and here women do heartache stifle.

10
Old women shout: 'Spaseeba, ' ('God save you, ')
where Putin is recruiting from rural places,
some people are tearful as they say adieu,
there is something morbid on their faces,

not like sending heroes off to fight in war,
there is the knowing that boys and men will not return,
that they might not see again those they do adore,
while near winter the sun does dim burn,

where the war is more popular with Putin,
most Russian men know that they must be loosing,
are opposed to those that do think Russia will win,
and in going Putin leaves no choosing,

some Russian flags flutter as they drive away:
to me these pictures do a broken people portray.

11
A Ukrainian kamikaze drone has already flown:
with a 75 kilogram war-head Russians to devastate,
while Joe Biden with missiles hitting eighty kilometre hesitate,
that this drone a thousand kilometres can go is known

and it's already running far into production:
has two hundred kilogram take-off weight,
this drone is sturdy in its construction,
to hit Crimea and other places Ukrainians elate,

like a coward Biden Ukraine of hitting Poland name,
Russia mixed coordinates to kill people there,
and with appeasement Biden plays a dangerous game;
US-commentators agree with him, are of facts aware,

while Biden strives for a global regime
and acts to sway other people to his scheme.

[Poet's notes: Russian losses are at 600 fatalities per day, with even more on some days. The Institute for Mr the Study of War foresees new call-ups in Russia for more troops. At this rate by the start of the New Year Putin will need another call-up.]
© Gert Strydom