Frontline Updates: 08-24-2025 Russia’s Incremental Gains and the Battle for Filia

This is "Frontline Updates", where we examine battlefield developments through the eyes of those who study operations as they unfold. I’m your host. Today’s episode covers the briefing of August 24th. Russian forces struck Ukrainian defense industry sites, dismantled missile and UAV infrastructure, and pressed forward across six axes, including the liberation of Filiya in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Colonel A.C. Oguntoye joins us to break down the operational outcomes, the tactical logic behind the day’s actions, and what they signal about the broader campaign. 

Frontline Updates provides a concise briefing on the latest developments in the special military operation, highlighting territorial advances, attritional effects on Ukrainian brigades, and precision strikes on depots, EW systems, and production sites.

This episode features Colonel A.C. Ogintoy explaining how coordinated ground offensives, interdiction in depth, and active air defense are shaping operational momentum across multiple fronts.

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