Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Invasion Day: 192 Poem by Gert Strydom

1
There are sunflowers, fields around of them,
while Russia dumb-struck cluster-bomb everywhere,
some are scorched others, broken from the stem,
for this counter-offence they did not adequately prepare.

Russia speaks about driving Ukrainians back
but while hit hard do not really have a clue,
of where the Ukrainian forces to pursue
about where the Ukraine moves and attack,

they do until far too late the knowledge lack,
while bravely each Ukrainian does their duty do
and against twenty five thousand they run through,
do with wooden HIMARS as decoys missiles attract

while HIMARS devastates, howitzers roar death,
anti-aircraft missiles shoot Russian support down,
tanks do fire and move supported by infantry
and the acrid smell of war is on every breath,
while the Ukraine regain small town after town
are keen their country free from invaders to be.

2

From Mykolaiv on the Kherson frontline
to Bahmutska has been taken.
with Ukrainian whereabouts Russian are mistaken,
as multiple small unit attacks do Russians undermine,

to strong resistance Ukraine do HIMARS assign,
from Mala Olesandrivka they have in encirclement partaken,
where even Russian Spetsnaz have positions forsaken,
as attacks do on Davydiv Brid align.

Howitzers, tanks and HIMARS have air-cover
while from Crimea and the Russians have none,
and at Ramstein lend-lease will come in effect,
where this is a huge mistake that they do discover
where back to Russia their aircraft have gone,
from Chornobaivka airfield Russia cannot its forces protect.

3
All bridges and even the floating one has been destroyed,
where they have some supplies but it is running out,
without senior officers Russians has defence employed
while the Ukrainian attacks are everywhere about,

where now twenty five thousand Russians are trapped
which Russia brought from the east of Ukraine
it's as if shut a huge trap have clapped,
while constantly the Ukraine does territory gain,

while for a short time the Russians still control
territory many surrender or are killed,
while interwoven each Ukrainian in it play their role,
trains from the Ukraine are with Russian corpses filled,

even Russian helicopters have no chance to bring
supplies to where their troops are resisting.

4
All along the frontline in Kherson anti-aircraft
systems are very active especially at Mykolaiv,
while Russia has nothing left, not even one raft,
as Ukraine does no opportunity for re-supply give.

At Saki Airfield there had devastation been,
to Novorossiya and Krasnodar Krai Russia its plane moved,
at Chaplynka same kind on missile attack was seen
where fatal without air-cover did to Russians proofed

while Ukraine does now need the A10 for ground support,
to severally hit the Russians that remains,
while huge numbers of destroyed HIMARS Russians report,
falsely many more than the Ukraine did obtain

while the Melitopol airfield are by Russians used,
while the population have been by Rosvgardia abused.

5
In the middle of the attack on Kherson
the 36th Marine Regiment is hitting the Russians hard,
shattered and decimated Russian defence falls apart
while at speed forward they are moving on,

while most of the best Russian forces are gone,
have fled or surrendered as Ukraine do their plans thwart,
Russians revolt while the Ukraine fights bravely at heart
and Russian officers do their men abandon,

Sukhyi-Stavok to Bruskynske was taken
by the Ukraine, Davydiv Brid has been destroyed,
while to Iscehenka have been gained,
the road to Nova Kakhovka the Russian have forsaken,
while heavy attacks have been on the Russians employed,
and another encirclement the Ukraine have obtained

6
while past the Russian defence lines
the Ukrainians moved from the north-east
are cutting Russians further north-east off
where by combining the Ukrainian forces increase
while Putin and his cronies do at these attacks scoff.

Russian forces have been divided into three parts,
after the attacks are dangerous but in disarray,
from where they were to Kherson City some departs
while many more of them the Ukraine did slay,

and full of lies the Russians claim that they win
where they are at a great loss and Ukraine is silent
while the war do out of Russian control spin
and at capturing Russians the Ukraine is intent

while back in Russia Putin is past angry,
while he do devastation from reports see.

7
From Oleksandrivka kilometres Ukraine did gain,
closer to Kherson City and Chronobaivka airfield.
with huge defence lines Russia does there in control remain,
while some Russian forces tried Kherson City to shield,

but to face this attack was deflected,
from the arias where the offensive proceed,
while they are with three defensive lines here protected,
as is mentioned arias to offensive catches speed.
8
On the north part of the south front at Petrivka,
Ukrainian forces have significantly advanced
and also at Ttudollabivka,
and at Arkanhelske the attacks were enhanced,

Russians did suffer huge accurate shelling,
while at Patonkyne Russia tries to strike back,
where FIRMS satellite does many fire among Russians track
where many vehicles are exploding

while from Telegram and other source I do information bring,
while from the Ukraine all information lacks,
and from OPSINT we have to look at the impacts
and to where the dynamics are flowing.

9
At Bakhmut the Russian try to attack from Pisky,
but by strong positions they are slowed down
while the lake and river makes advances risky,
as they also move from Pokrovske town,

while Shoigu is going on about Pisky being taken,
where one village took Russia a month to invade
and these Wagner mercenaries have been shaken,
are of attacks by own Spetsnaz afraid,

while up far north in Kharkiv at Udy
from the Russians that were the border crossing,
the 113th Ukrainian battalion got it free,
are backward those well armed Russians tossing;

while the attack on Udy was to draw soldiers away,
as the Ukraine battle night and day.
© Gert Strydom