AUC3I Daily Briefing 08-26-2024 On the WAR in Ukraine

Understanding The War In Europe _ Analyzing the situation on the ground with by way of an introduction, 3 points, and a conclusion #blackops6 #modernwarfare

COMBAT BRIEFING 912

Colonel AC. Oguntoye's briefing on the progress of the special military operation on August 26, 2024, are as follows:

1. **Strategic Strikes on Infrastructure:**
- The Russian Federation initiated a massive coordinated attack using long-range precision weapons, targeting critical energy infrastructure that supports Ukraine's military-industrial complex, achieving hits on all designated targets.

2. **Continued Ground Operations:**
- Various units engaged in ground operations across multiple directions, inflicting significant losses on Ukrainian forces. For example, the North group targeted areas in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, leading to the loss of up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen and several artillery units.

3. **Tactical Advancements:**
- The West group of forces improved their tactical positions and repelled multiple Ukrainian counterattacks, resulting in the destruction of multiple artillery pieces and electronic warfare stations.

4. **Southern Group Achievements:**
- The Southern group secured advantageous positions and inflicted heavy losses on Ukrainian brigades in Donetsk, leading to significant personnel casualties and the destruction of heavy artillery and vehicles.

5. **Center Group Progress:**
- The Center group continued to penetrate deeper into enemy defenses, repelling several counterattacks and causing extensive damage to Ukrainian forces, including the destruction of tanks and artillery units.

6. **Eastern Group Operations:**
- In the Donetsk region, the East group improved their tactical position and successfully repelled Ukrainian counterattacks, further depleting Ukrainian military resources.

7. **Dnepr Group Engagements:**
- This group targeted Ukrainian forces in Zaporizhia and Kherson, leading to further losses of personnel and military hardware for Ukraine.

8. **Air Defense and UAV Operations:**
- Russian air defenses remained effective, downing numerous UAVs and missiles, highlighting continued efforts to neutralize aerial threats.

9. **Cumulative Losses Reported:**
- The briefing provided updated totals on the extensive losses inflicted on Ukrainian military assets since the operation began, including aircraft, UAVs, tanks, artillery units, and various vehicles.

10. **Ongoing Military Objectives:**
- The Russian Armed Forces continue to focus on repelling Ukrainian advances and conducting reconnaissance to identify and eliminate enemy sabotage groups.

These points collectively illustrate an ongoing, multifaceted military campaign aimed at degrading the operational capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces while securing Russian tactical and strategic objectives across multiple fronts.