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A Week Of Operations Shows How Offensive Tempo Gets Measured
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- Jun 26, 2026
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Summary
4,562 UAVs mentioned in a single week. 50 urban strongholds taken. Hundreds of buildings cleared sector by sector. Numbers like these are more than headlines, they’re the language modern militaries use to describe tempo, pressure, and control on a fast-changing battlefield. We’re joined by Colonel A.C. Oguntoye for a weekly military operations update on the progress of the special military operation, walking through the broad operational picture and then drilling down by direction. We talk through reported activity across six primary axes, including claimed territorial gains, urban clearance operations in Krasny Liman, and what it means when forces say they’ve advanced “to the depth” of an enemy defense. Along the way, we translate doctrinal terms into plain English so you can better understand what these summaries are trying to communicate. The conversation also zeroes in on two defining features of the Russia-Ukraine war analysis landscape right now: counter-drone air defense and electronic warfare. We discuss what mass UAV employment suggests about reconnaissance and strike cycles, why layered air defense and EW matter for denying ISR, and how the destruction of EW stations can shape communications, drone operations, and battlefield coordination. We close with the stated rationale and target sets behind strikes on defense industry, fuel and power, transport infrastructure, and depots, and why those categories are repeatedly emphasized in official reporting. In today's episode, we provide a comprehensive weekly operational briefing on the progress of the Special Military Operation covering the period from June 20 to June 26, 2026. Our guest, Colonel A.C. Oguntoye, an Infantry Officer with extensive combined arms experience, joins us to analyse the week's activities a…