Frontline Updates: Inside the Special Military Operation

Dobropasovo Falls -- Dnipropetrovsk Enters the Fight -- May 25, 2026

This is "Frontline Updates",  the podcast that turns daily battlefield reports into operational intelligence. I’m your host.  Today’s briefing from the Russian Ministry of Defence, dated May 25, 2026, contains a significant milestone: the liberation of Dobropasovo in the Dnipropetrovsk region by the EAST Group of Forces. This is the first reported capture of a settlement in that province, marking a westward shift of the front line beyond the Donetsk administrative border. Meanwhile, the CENTER Group continues to inflict heavy losses,  over 290 Ukrainian troops,  while aviation and missile forces struck 142 infrastructure targets, including fuel depots, airfield infrastructure, and an assembly area for uncrewed surface vehicles. To help us understand what these developments mean for the campaign, we are joined again by Colonel A.C. Oguntoye,  an infantry officer with extensive experience in combined arms operations and ground-level command. Colonel Oguntoye will walk us through each sector, from the improved tactical situation in the north to the breakthrough in Dnipropetrovsk, and we will devote a full segment to the aviation and naval drone campaign that is shaping the deep battle. As always, this is a professional, non-propagandistic analysis. We use reported figures for trend assessment and doctrinal insight. Let’s begin. #SMOAnalysis #Dobropasovo #OperationalArt #AttritionWarfare #DnipropetrovskFront #RussianOffensive2026 #EWWarfare #LogisticsTargeting #HIMARSInterception #bf7 #mw4

Frontline Updates: Shesterovka Seized — Tactical Implications Explained

Host Sharifa Muhammad MGT speaks with Colonel A.C. Oguntoy about the latest progress in the special military operation, including the North Group’s capture of Shesterovka and six-axis synchronized offensive actions across the front. The episode covers claimed battlefield gains, equipment and personnel losses, widespread strikes on logistics and infrastructure, air defense and UAV activity, and the operational implications for both maneuver and long-range fires. This is "Frontline Updates",  the podcast that translates daily battlefield reports into operational intelligence. I’m your host.  Today, we analyze the Russian Ministry of Defence briefing for May 21, 2026. For the first time in this daily series, we see a territorial gain: the settlement of Shesterovka in Kharkiv region, captured by the NORTH Group. But the more significant story may be in the CENTER and EAST sectors, where reported Ukrainian losses exceed 300 and 340 troops respectively, along with multiple electronic warfare stations and counter-fire radars. To help us understand what these numbers mean for the campaign, we are joined again by Colonel A.C. Oguntoye,  an infantry officer with extensive experience in combined arms operations. Colonel Oguntoye will take us sector by sector, from the capture of Shesterovka to the deep advances claimed in Dnipropetrovsk. We will also dedicate a full segment to operational-tactical aviation, which struck 148 infrastructure targets across Ukraine,  including a UAV training center and uncrewed surface vessel storage. This is a professional, non-propagandistic analysis. We use the reported figures for trend assessment and doctrinal insight. Let’s begin. #SMOAnalysis #OperationalArt #AttritionWarfare #UkraineCampaign2026 #LogisticsTargeting #RussianForcePosture #MilitaryBriefing #bf7 #mw4

Frontline Updates, Episode 47: Six Axes of Attrition: Dissecting the Russian SMO Report of 20 May 2026

Welcome to "Frontline Updates,  the podcast that goes beyond the headline to understand the operational art, logistics, and campaign logic shaping today’s battlefields. I’m your host. Today’s episode focuses on the Russian Federation’s daily briefing on the progress of the special military operation as of May 20, 2026. We have a very special guest: Colonel A.C. Oguntoye,  an experienced infantry officer who has led combined arms formations at multiple levels of command. Colonel Oguntoye will walk us through each sector of the front, from the Sumy region to the Dnepr, and explain what the reported data actually means for the campaign. We will also devote a full segment to operational-tactical aviation,  a domain often treated as a footnote, but which is increasingly the primary shaping arm of Russian operations. Colonel Oguntoye will answer tough questions about force posture, tempo, logistics, and strategic implications. This is not a propaganda broadcast. We use the reported figures for trend analysis, with a professional, skeptical eye. Let’s begin. #SMOAnalysis #OperationalArt #RussianCampaign2026 #AttritionWarfare #UkraineSITREP #MilitaryLogistics #CombinedArms #DefenseIntelligence  #bf7 #mw4

Frontline Updates, Taking Volokhovka: May 19, 2026

Welcome to Frontline Updates. I’m your host. On May 19, 2026, the Russian special military operation saw a notable territorial gain: the NORTH Group established control over Volokhovka in Kharkiv region,  the first settlement capture since May 16. But that is only part of the story. The EAST Group inflicted the highest reported enemy losses of any sector,  over 315 troops,  while continuing to advance into the depth of Ukrainian defences. Air defence shot down 651 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, a sharp rebound from the previous day, indicating that the drone war is far from over. And for the first time, Russian forces targeted a Ukrainian unmanned systems brigade,  a sign that the drone fight has become a formalised, high-priority domain. Colonel A.C. Oguntoye, an infantry officer with combined arms command experience, joins us to break down the day’s operations sector by sector, including a dedicated look at operational-tactical aviation and strategic strikes. Let’s begin. #UkraineWar #OperationalArt #SITREP #UAVWarfare #EWCombat #Volokhovka #MilitaryAnalysis #FrontlineUpdate #bf7 #mw4

Frontline Updates, Striking the Arsenal: May 18, 2026

Welcome to Frontline Updates. I’m your host. Today’s briefing marks a significant shift in Russian campaign design. Overnight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike using ground-based and naval-based high-precision weapons, plus attack drones, against Ukrainian defense industry, fuel-power facilities, transport and port infrastructure, and military airfields. This is not tactical fire support,  this is strategic interdiction aimed at breaking Ukraine’s ability to sustain the war. On the ground, Russian forces continue sector offensives with a striking focus on electronic warfare: a total of eleven Ukrainian EW stations were destroyed across multiple sectors. Colonel A.C. Oguntoye, an infantry officer with combined arms command experience, joins us to break down the day’s operations sector by sector, including a dedicated look at operational-tactical aviation. Let’s begin. #UkraineWar #OperationalArt #EWWarfare #StrategicInterdiction #SITREP #ArtilleryDuel #MilitaryAnalysis #FrontlineUpdate #bf7 #mw4