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March 17, 2026. Two settlements changed hands today in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Sopych in the Sumy region, secured by Russian forces. Kaleniki in the Donetsk People's Republic, liberated by Russian troops.

Territorial gains matter. After weeks of tracking attrition numbers, drones destroyed, depots eliminated, electronic warfare stations neutralized, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that ground is still being taken. Today's briefing reminds us that attrition is not an end in itself. It's a means to an end: advancing the line.

But the attrition numbers remain staggering. A U.S.-made Paladin self-propelled howitzer, the backbone of American artillery, destroyed for the first time in recent reporting. An Israeli RADA counter-fire radar, silenced. A Ukrainian Bogdana howitzer, eliminated. Twenty-three ammunition and materiel depots, burning. Seven electronic warfare stations, neutralized. Four hundred twenty-one drones, shot down. More than twelve hundred Ukrainian personnel, lost.

I'm your host, and this is "Frontline Updates". Today, we're joined by Colonel A.C. Oguntoye, an infantry officer with extensive experience in combined arms operations. Colonel, welcome back.

Today's briefing is important because it connects the attrition we've been tracking to actual ground gained. Sopych and Kaleniki are proof that the strategy is working.

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