Again, I Do Not Exaggerate ...

... when I speak about the US (NATO) de facto not having real air defense. Random AD complexes such as Patriot PAC3 here and there the real air defense is not. So, Ben Hodges suddenly arrives (on his hilarious YT channel) to the conclusion of which I write for decades really: 

American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems were unable to resist Russian missiles, said the former commander of US forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges. "Nine missiles were fired at Kyiv. Nine missiles reached their targets. None were intercepted. None were hit by Patriot batteries, which the United States provided specifically to protect Kyiv from strikes of this kind," Hodges said in a video for his blog. According to him, other Western systems that have become part of the Ukrainian multi-level air defense system did not work either. "It failed because Russia has created a missile capability that the current generation of air defense systems provided by NATO cannot handle. It is unpleasant to admit, but it is so," the general said.

As I repeat ad nauseam, US Armed Forces TOE is that of the force from 1990s designed to fight "fairy tales" wars against supremely backward, corrupt and incompetent opponent. This IS NOT just technological problem, it is a cultural one and because of that it cannot be fixed by applying band aid here and there. Doctrine is a system of the views, the US has views but not the system. 

Per NATO (inspired by British) on Sevastopol's Panorama, as it turned out the magnificent Roubaud's painting of 30 000 square meters is generally safe.  The building will be restored. Not the first time, Nazis destroyed it before. 

NATO, being impotent and seeing its own demise lashes out at kindergartens, schools, hospitals and museums. British cannot rest while this magnificent historic art piece, depicting 349 day defense of Sevastopol during Crimean War where British-French-Turkish forces have been bled white, stands. 

The Parmesan Has Fallen ...

 ... yep, import substitution as tried on Italians. No need to know Italian. 

This Is What Passes ...

... for Christianity in the US and is in the foundation of the so called "Christian Zionism". 

Garland, Larry and Me.

Live in 40 minutes. 

Just Kharkov ...

 ... among many other cities. 

This is NATO's concept of combined arms. I am sure this will not get into the "textbooks" in US and Europe's military academies. Why bother with reality of it all and a dismal incompetence, when there is always Hollywood (or Elstree) and human herpes of West's propaganda. 

Paper Tigers.

Military Thought magazine published some fascinating articles about NATO and VSU. 

About Governance ...

 ... and understanding Russia. This is in regards to an absolutely ridiculous tempest in the teacup (hysteria, really) because of the piece of some opportunist who was dissatisfied with Dmitriev signing an agreement with the US side on ... 

The signing of a pact to continue desiging a tunnel across the Russia-US Bering Strait will take place on Friday, a Russian presidential envoy said. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Kirill Dmitriev said Moscow and Washington continue to discuss the "Putin-Trump Tunnel” underwater tunnel project to connect the two countries. "This will be one of the major infrastructure projects between our countries. As for the tunnel, we will have news tomorrow — we are signing an agreement to continue the design of the tunnel," he said. 

A few points immediately. 

1. Russia IS NOT an ungovernable country such as the US. Russian government and Presidential authority are very serious and executive discipline on the highest political level is strict. I repeat, Russia is not the US in governance. 

2. I don't care what any of YOU think personally about Dmitriev but if you do not understand that he is Presidential Envoy and cannot sneeze without permission from the President--I have a bridge for you to sell, cash only. Learn basic facts about Russian government. 

3. The design (not building) of this tunnel was in progress for a while now, while the idea was floating around since XIX century (the bridge). William Gilpin, first Governor of Colorado was dreaming about it. 

4. It is a magnificent idea which may have an enormously positive economic impact on American and Eurasian (with the exception of Europe) economies. 

5. Opinions of some bloggers who continuously push this idiotic idea about "different towers of Kremlin" and that there is constantly some danger of coup. Wake the fuck up--the sixth column is a reality (e.g. Solovyov, Simonyan and other dumbfucks from media) but their real impact and power is near zero. A lot of talk and BS. Most of them are under the proper care of FSB. And anybody who brings up Bolotnaya as applied to today's Russia I have only one thing to say--you obviously are sleeping under the stone--two different countries. Here is the latest:

Bottom four are not contestants at all. So, if you want to continuously reside in the FUD BS, reading all kinds of infoshysters who are nothing more than incompetent and ignorant opportunists pushing on you hollow beaten to death clichés', be my guest. But what do I know.