Welcome back to Frontline Updates. I'm your host. Today is February 28, 2026, and the Russian Ministry of Defense has released its daily briefing. The headline is clear: two settlements liberated in a single day. The 'North' force group, through what the briefing calls 'resolute actions,' has liberated Neskuchnoye in Kharkiv Oblast. The 'East' force group, continuing its pattern of deep advances, has liberated Gorkoye in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. On the ground, the 'Center' group reports the highest Ukrainian casualties of the day, up to 400 personnel. In the deep battle, Russian forces struck energy infrastructure, UAV launch sites, and deployment areas in 149 districts, while air defense intercepted 315 drones and ten HIMARS rockets. To help us understand the significance of these two liberations and what they tell us about the trajectory of the campaign, we are joined by Colonel A.C. Oguntoye. Colonel Oguntoye is an Infantry Officer with deep expertise in combined arms operations and the integration of maneuver and deep fires. Colonel, welcome back.

Two liberations in a single day is a significant operational achievement. It demonstrates that Russian forces are capable of conducting concurrent offensive operations on multiple axes and achieving tangible results on each. Today's briefing gives us a lot to unpack, from the tactical details of each sector to the strategic implications of the deep battle. Let's begin.

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