Frontline Updates inside the Special Military Operation
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Frontline Updates inside the Special Military Operation
Inside Russia's Military Strategy: A Colonel's Briefing on Ukraine
The battlefield dynamics in Ukraine are shifting rapidly as precision strikes reshape the operational landscape. In this rare military briefing, Colonel AC Oguntoye provides an insider's perspective on Russian strategic operations, detailing a week-long campaign that combines long-range missile strikes with coordinated ground advances across multiple fronts.
Colonel Oguntoye explains how "grouped fires" targeting Ukrainian drone production facilities, command nodes, and logistics hubs have created exploitable gaps in defensive lines. These aren't random attacks but calculated operations designed to systematically degrade Ukraine's military capabilities. "By disrupting Ukrainian command and control and logistical hubs, we've essentially softened their mid-tier coordination," the Colonel explains, revealing how these strikes enabled Russian forces to liberate settlements including Melov, Pritikin, and Novokranka with "greater tempo and reduced resistance."
Perhaps most revealing is the Colonel's assessment of air defense operations and their implications for future combat. Russian systems reportedly intercepted seven British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and over 1,170 UAVs in just one week. The discussion turns particularly strategic when addressing free-fall aerial bombs with guidance modules now being used in strikes on targets like Krivoi Rog. These weapons allow Russian aircraft to operate from 80-100 kilometers away, beyond the reach of most Ukrainian mobile air defense systems. "Even with Patriots, intercepting the FAB carrier is costly, not always effective, and operationally demanding," the Colonel notes, highlighting how resource constraints can quickly alter battlefield dynamics.
Whether you're a military analyst, history enthusiast, or someone trying to understand the evolving nature of modern warfare, this episode provides valuable insight into how precision strikes, electronic warfare, and integrated air defense systems influence contemporary conflicts. Subscribe now and join the conversation about how technological capabilities and strategic adaptations are shaping the future of warfare.
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Frontline Updates, where we delve deep into military strategies and updates from conflict zones. Today, we're discussing the progress of the ongoing special military operation. As of today, I'm your host, shariafa Muhammad MGT.
Speaker 2:I'm Colonel AC Ogintoy, an infantry officer. Russian forces report a week-long kinetic campaign combining long-range precision strikes and multi-axis ground pushes in eastern and northern Ukraine. Emphasis was placed on disabling Ukraine's UAV production, c-2 nodes, oil refining capacity and frontline logistics. Missile packages included ground-launched systems, kensal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles and long-range strike UAVs. All designated targets were destroyed.
Speaker 1:Welcome to Frontline Updates, the podcast that brings you in-depth insights into military operations from those leading them on the ground. Today, we're joined by Colonel AC Ogentoy, an infantry officer monitoring critical missions on the progress of the special military operation as of today. Colonel AC Oguntoye, an infantry officer monitoring critical missions on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of today. Colonel Oguntoye, thank you for being with us.
Speaker 2:Thank you, it's good to be here.
Speaker 1:Colonel Oguntoye. Let's begin with the headline. What happened over the past week in terms of strategic objectives?
Speaker 2:The past week has been pivotal. We initiated a series of coordinated precision strikes what we call grouped fires against critical Ukrainian infrastructure. These strikes were not retaliatory in emotion, but calculated in effect, following a pattern of terrorist-style attacks by the Kyiv regime. Using a mix of ground-based long-range missiles, kinzhal hypersonic systems and strike capable UAVs, we targeted industrial facilities producing FPV drones, robotic systems, and critical fuel and airfield infrastructure. The result was a successful degradation of Ukraine's capacity to sustain unmanned and mobile warfare. Every designated target was neutralized. We are already observing diminished UAV sorties and logistical delays on enemy lines.
Speaker 1:You mentioned grouped fires. How do those operations integrate with your ground advances?
Speaker 2:That's a vital question. The synergy between our deep strikes and frontline maneuver is what defines this phase of the operation. By disrupting Ukrainian command and control and logistical hubs, we've essentially softened their mid-tier coordination. This allowed our north, south, west, center and Dnepr groups to push into key sectors with greater tempo and reduced resistance. For example, our north group liberated Melov and Kharkiv while also pressing into Sumy Oblast. They neutralized elite formations, mechanized airborne assault and special forces like the GUR's Chimera Detachment. Without stable supply and rear coordination, their frontline cohesion faltered and we exploited that gap.
Speaker 1:Let's talk territory which areas were liberated this week?
Speaker 2:Yes, we captured several tactically and symbolically important settlements. In the south, our forces took Pritikin in the Donetsk People's Republic. The center group liberated Novokranka and Rezino, while east group took Chervona Zirka, also in Donetsk. These aren't just names on a map. They're corridors of movement and fire control. Each advance came with the defeat of major enemy elements. In the center sector alone, we inflicted over 3 000 casualties and destroyed us made max pro vehicles, m113, apcs and key electronic warfare systems. Every liberated town is also a logistics node and fallback line, removed from Ukraine's operational depth.
Speaker 1:What kind of Ukrainian formations did you engage across these fronts?
Speaker 2:The Ukrainian military committed a wide range of units mechanized brigades, airborne and mountain assault brigades, national Guard elements and even naval infantry. In some areas like the Dnipropetrovsk region, we faced hybrid units combining marine and special forces with territorial defense units. In particular, we've targeted their drone-centered brigades and electronic warfare units, understanding that Ukraine's battlefield adaptation has leaned heavily on those capabilities. Across the fronts, our numbers indicate approximately 9 100 ukrainian personnel were neutralized in just one week. That figure includes front line troops and rear echelon logistics and control elements. Our strikes have been layered in both depth and timing you've mentioned electronic warfare and intercepts.
Speaker 1:What role did russian air defense play this week? You mentioned electronic warfare and intercepts. What role did Russian?
Speaker 2:air defense play this week. Air defense remains a critical layer of our strategic envelope. This week alone, we intercepted and destroyed seven British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles, six MRS rockets, a Neptune guided missile and over 1,170 aircraft-type UAVs. Our systems also downed 36 guided air bombs. This demonstrates that, while Ukrainian and NATO-supplied systems are dangerous, our layered defense from forward radar to mobile SAM systems like the S-400, is adapting quickly. The skies are contested, yes, but we are increasingly gaining the upper hand in countering aerial and electronic threats.
Speaker 1:Looking forward what do you anticipate in the next operational phase?
Speaker 2:We will likely sustain pressure in three dimensions continued long-range strikes to exhaust Ukraine's industrial regeneration, localized ground offensives to fracture defensive belts. And expanded electronic denial to cripple UAV guidance and data relay. The broader implication is this we are forcing Kyiv into a reactive posture, the logistics are under siege and their NATO backers are being challenged to maintain the pace of resupply. We are calibrating each step carefully with a long war horizon, while seizing operational advantages as they arise.
Speaker 1:Colonel. Ukrainian channels report the first use of a free-fall aerial bomb with a unified planning and correction module in Krivoi Rog. What is the meaning?
Speaker 2:This means that Russian operational tactical aviation, in this case probably the Su-34 or Su-35S, worked on the target from a distance of about 80 to 100 kilometers, without entering the dense air defense zone and without being directly exposed to the risk of destruction. Thus, the strike on Krivoi Rog is a signal that the geography of FAB use is expanding and aviation is taking over the operational maneuver space.
Speaker 1:Let's talk about what the key issue is.
Speaker 2:The key here is not the fact of the strike itself, but the conditions under which it became possible. Fact of the strike itself, but the conditions under which it became possible. For most of 2023 to 2024, the use of fabs was limited to areas closest to the line of combat contact. This was due to the work of the ukrainian air defense forces, primarily the american patriot systems, which, due to their mobility and interception range 120 to 160 kilometers for Pack 2 and Pack 3 prevented Russian bombers from entering the effective drop range. Now, after the problems with the supply of these weapons and the destruction of several batteries with his condors, the situation has changed.
Speaker 1:Colonel at the moment. What can we say?
Speaker 2:We can say that the Ukrainian air defense is overwhelmed. Moment, what can we say? We can say that the Ukrainian air defense is overwhelmed. The Patriot resource is limited and the supply of SAMs is unreliable. Some systems have been moved to protect Kiev and infrastructure, but this doesn't help much. This opens a window for aircraft to operate within a medium range. Additionally, the appearance of long-range UMPK on a large scale shifts the balance. The bomb can now be dropped from 80 to 100 kilometers away, outside the reach of most mobile air defense systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, such as NASEMS and IRIS-T SLM. Even with Patriots, intercepting the FAB carrier is costly, not always effective and operationally demanding.
Speaker 1:Colonel, thank you for providing such a detailed briefing on the current military situation. Your insights are invaluable to our understanding of the conflict's dynamics. And thank you to our listeners for tuning in. Join us next time as we continue to provide up-to-date coverage on global military affairs. Stay with us for more updates and expert analyses on global defense and security issues. Stay informed, stay secure.
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