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August 21, 2025 9 mins

Frontline Updates with host Sheriafa Mohammed and guest Colonel A.C. Ogintoy reviews the August 21 briefing on the special military operation. The episode explains Russia's dual‑track approach: deep strikes on Ukraine's defense industry and energy infrastructure coupled with steady tactical advances along multiple axes.

The discussion highlights targeted attacks on electronic warfare stations and Western-supplied systems, reported territorial gains including the liberation of Aleksandr Shultino, and heavy attritional losses inflicted on Ukrainian brigades and logistics hubs.

Concluding analysis outlines the operational effects of sustained interdiction and EW denial on Ukraine's combat power and the strategic implications unless major reinforcements or doctrinal changes occur.  

Welcome back to "Frontline Updates", the daily military affairs podcast that takes you beyond the headlines into the heart of battlefield operations. I’m your host. Today, we bring you the August 21st briefing, where Colonel A.C. Oguntoye joins us once again with a detailed account of the Russian special military operation.

This episode unpacks the latest precision strikes on Ukraine’s defense-industrial complex and energy grid, the liberation of settlements in Donetsk, and the attritional battles playing out across Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. Colonel Oguntoye takes us through the operational logic, doctrinal underpinnings, and the larger strategic consequences of Russia’s multi-axis campaign. Stay tuned for his in-depth analysis and expert commentary.  

#UkraineConflict #MilitaryAnalysis #OperationalUpdate #RussianOffensive #Donetsk #Zaporizhzhia #AttritionWarfare #blackops #modernwarfare 

 

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