Frontline Updates: 05-11-2025 Ceasefire Ends, Combat Resumes: Strategic Shifts and Battlefield Impacts

Welcome to *Frontline Updates*, your source for unfiltered, strategic-level analysis from those leading operations on the ground. I’m your host, and today’s episode marks a critical transition. We’re joined once again by Colonel A.C. Oguntoye, senior infantry commander and frontline strategist.

Following a 72-hour Victory Day ceasefire initiated by the Russian high command, the battlefield has rapidly shifted. Ukrainian forces carried out thousands of violations during the ceasefire, and now the full tempo of operations has resumed. Colonel Oguntoye will walk us through the operational response, regional updates, and strategic recalibrations following the formal end of the ceasefire at midnight on May 11.

From drone warfare to EW suppression, tactical repositioning to cumulative attrition — this episode offers rare insight into the complexities of modern high-intensity conflict. Let’s dive in.