Welcome back to Frontline Updates. I'm your host. Today is March 3, 2026, and the Russian Ministry of Defense has released its daily briefing. For the second consecutive day, we have multiple liberations to report. The 'North' force group, through what the briefing calls 'resolute actions,' has established control over Bobylevka in Sumy Oblast. And the 'Dnepr' force group, also through resolute actions, has liberated Veselyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. On the equipment front, Ukrainian losses include a 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, a Ukrainian-designed and produced system, along with a tank, multiple armored vehicles, and 12 ammunition depots destroyed across all sectors. The deep battle has expanded to include strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure, a new and significant development. To help us understand these developments 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 strategic implications of logistics and infrastructure targeting. Colonel, welcome back.

Two more liberations in a single day continues the pattern of steady territorial gains we've observed. But today's briefing also contains some new elements, the engagement of Ukrainian border troops, the targeting of port infrastructure, and the destruction of a Ukrainian-designed Bogdana artillery system, that deserve careful attention. Let's explore what they mean.

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