Welcome back to Frontline Updates. I'm your host. Today is March 5, 2026, and the Russian Ministry of Defense has released its daily briefing. The headline is another territorial gain: the 'West' force group, through resolute actions, has liberated Yarovaya in the Donetsk People's Republic. But the real story may be the equipment losses. In a single day, Ukrainian forces have lost a US-made M777 howitzer, a US-made Stryker armored personnel carrier, two M113 APCs, and a Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket system. Add to that six electronic warfare stations, 14 materiel depots, and four unmanned surface vehicles eliminated by the Black Sea Fleet. And in the deep battle, Russian forces struck targets in 152 areas while air defense intercepted 410 drones. To help us understand what these numbers mean for 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 attrition of Western-supplied systems. Colonel, welcome back.

Today's briefing is a masterclass in the systematic degradation of Ukrainian combat power. The liberation of Yarovaya is significant, but the equipment losses, particularly the Western systems, tell a deeper story about the sustainability of Ukraine's defense. Let's explore sector by sector.

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