Armored Coping.

Our friend Thermobaric pointed out to an excellent (excellent being a euphemism for exposing coping mechanisms among NATO forces) piece in 1945 about some Abrams X Tank which doesn't exists and will not exist. The title of the piece is Russia Is Freaked: Why the Army's Monstrous AbramsX Looks Unbeatable. The title immediately betrays the author's intent which has nothing to do with a professional review of actual weapon systems' design and integration and tactical and operational applications (and ramifications) but has everything to do with ... unbearable butthurt and professional envy which cannot be contained. The author is:

Dr. James Jay Carafano is a leading expert in national security and foreign policy affairs. Carafano previously served as the Vice President of Heritage Foundation’s Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy and served in the US Army for 25 years.  He is an accomplished historian and teacher as well as a prolific writer and researcher. 

Immediate Red Flag here is Heritage Foundation itself--a fraudulent pseudo-academic and pseudo-conservative "think-tank", whose warfare "expertise" is shaped, as it is true for the most US institutes dealing with war by fairy tales from Wehrmacht and SS, who settled in the West, as of lately by Kiev regime's propaganda. Generally, most US credentials in "strategy", "national security" et al when it comes to modern warfare and Russia are nothing more than diplomas issued by degree mills in "media" and similar "soft" degrees which require no serious STEM and military science background which is critical for grasping high tactical and operational level of warfare. 

I don't know in what capacity James Carafano served in the US Army, but it is obvious that the writing of such profundity must invoke a number of questions about his qualifications as an officer. 

Why AbramsX Could Be An Amazing Tank: Weapons of armed conflict are subject to different rules of obsolescence than other technologies. That is why decades-long predictions of the end of armor’s utility have passed out of favor while these metal monsters still prowl the battlefield. The US Army’s intent to develop a new generation of the long-serving heavy combat Abrams tanks makes sense if America plans to continue to field effective armed land power in the decades ahead.

First things first: 

1. How does Mr. Carafano know that Russians are "freaked". Does Mr. Carafano have good level professional contacts and knows military-technological culture of the Russian Armed Forces? I can give you the answer immediately--he doesn't have, and he doesn't know. Russians are "freaked" by the US armor, alright. Freaked from recognizing and demonstrating its sheer inferiority to Russian even older armor, such as first versions of T-72s, in one-on-one scenarios, not to speak of actual armor operations on the modern battlefield where ALL of NATO's tanks proved dismal and not designed for the operations against peer (or better than peer). Abrams proved itself to be a very bad tank, no matter how much effort was put into covering up its dismal performance on the modern battlefield. 

If Mr. Carafano thinks that he can do that against such an Army as Russian one:

Even on tactical level--I have a bridge to sell him, together with those people who "taught" him in his "national security studies", because it ain't happening on the modern battlefield in which Russia dominates and will dominate any NATO force in RUK/ROK, the best tanks and anti-tank weapons and VKS which can close the sky over the theater of operations, while I have a shitload of popcorn ready to listen to how Mr. Carafano and his buddies from Heritage and this 1945 outlet will explain to me how their assembly areas will look like even in the operational rear. 

2. The other takeaway is the term "could". Right! At least Brando's Terry Malloy was a real human:

Carafano talks here about something which doesn't exist and will not exist because I already can state what future NATO tanks lack and WILL want--yes, my friends, autoloader. Yes, this thingy which when all other capabilities such as armor and netcentricity with optronics match, makes all the difference, especially in intense tank combat. New US MBT if it ever materializes COULD be worth its weight in gold and that means that most likely it will not go beyond prototype of ... something resembling tank. 

3. But lastly--the key point is that the US Army has NO access to priceless data on the performance--no, not Abramses, that they do have--but of Russian armor in those most important tactical and technical aspects which are hidden from the media and constitute what really matters in battle and armor operations. How about statistics on targeting and target selection within tank platoon or company. How about performance of the ballistic computers, about optronics et al. Without it, you will not be able to understand how the modern armor force is done, and the US doesn't have this data. But the problem is deeper--Russians fight as a system, with the General Staff controlling everything from doctrinal development to military industry to operational control and it is the capability Pentagon simply is incapable of matching. That is why statements like these:

the multidimensional capabilities the US armed forces will field in the future will likely allow the Americans to deploy an extremely capable and effective armor force.

Can invoke nothing but an ironic smile and a warranted question, against who do the US Armed Forces want to fight? If it is Russia, my only advice is to cope harder and study real operations instead of BS pulled out of the ass about Russians being "freaked". 

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Excellent Piece On Russian-Polish Relations.

 By our friend Mike Krupa and Marcin Skalski. 

The elites of the Third Polish Republic have proven incapable of recognizing the key changes that are bringing concepts such as the concert of powers, power projection, or spheres of influence back into favor. Their intellectual and mental horizon extends no further than anchoring Poland within the institutions of the collective West, while contenting themselves with their own political and intellectual dependence. In the context of Polish-Russian relations, our ruling elites and leading commentators have deliberately reduced Poland’s sovereignty to serving the interests of the “eastern flank” of an imagined republic of the collective West. This ineptitude is particularly exposed now, as Donald Trump shows no intention of heeding various incantations, such as those about the inviolability of borders in Europe. Meanwhile, on the banks of the Vistula, geopolitical reflection is replaced by crude slogans, including in matters concerning relations with Russia. From Warsaw’s perspective, relations with Moscow require a thorough revision — not only to reconcile with reality but, above all, to redefine Poland’s national interest anew. The current elite of the Third Republic, which has sufficiently discredited itself with its attitudes, including in the context of the Ukrainian war, will not undertake this task. 

Follow the link to read in full. 

Re: Iberian Blackout.

 Evidently ...

 "We just wanted to change the lightbulb in the garage"))

Slaughtering Continues, However.

 And Russia is not budging. 

Colonel, however, slightly misinterprets Red Army's movements because it was the other way around, as was settled in Tehran in 1943, that the Red Army will launch a major offensive operation in order to relieve Allies in Normandy. The Red Army did, and it became known as Operation Bagration. And, strangely enough, it created the sense of dismay and unease in Allied camp. But the main thrust of Colonel's thought is correct. 

The Volgograd Airport ...

... will officially be renamed Airport Stalingrad. Putin will sign executive order soon. 

Colonel Davis and Yours Truly.

Live in about 50 minutes. 

Being A Political Commentator ...

 ... for 30 minutes straight. Pay attention to Kellogg's "assessment" of SMO from 3 years ago--mind you, this guy commanded NATO's Special Operations. He obviously has no clue about warfare, which automatically qualifies him for ... Trump's "special envoy for 404". Pardon my French, but this all is a fucking circus in the West. Embarrassing. 

Not An Exaggeration.

This is literally Boeing and Airbus' worst nightmare, which they did all in their power to avert but failed. 

No aircraft in history has been subjected to so many sanctions and outright sabotage. But here it is--fully Russian MC-21. Everything, from engines, to APU, to composites and state-of-the-art wing, to cabin and advanced avionics, to other systems--all made in Russia. That makes this state-of-the-art aircraft impervious to any sanctions from the West and it makes it a direct (no, not COMAC-919) and tough competitor to Boeing and Airbus aircraft (B-737 and A-320,321) in the most lucrative segment--single isle, narrow body medium range commercial aircraft. It is a historic event. 

My Two Interviews.

We've got together with Larry first. 

And yesterday, Glenn Diesen and me also tried to make sense of all that:

Larry Continues To Hit The Nail(s) ...

 ... on the head, especially as far as Trump's "Biden's war" mythology is concerned.

Donald Trump is fond of blaming Barack Obama and Joe Biden for the debacle in Ukraine, but he is wrong. A major share of the blame also lies with Donald Trump because he oversaw the dramatic growth of the Ukrainian military during his first term and, to this day, brags about supplying Ukraine with Javelin missiles. I am no fan of Barack Obama… in fact, I’ve been a staunch critic, but the data on the growth of the Ukrainian military during Trump’s first term is irrefutable. Let’s start with examining the size of Ukraine’s army in December 2016. This was at the last month of Obama’s time as President.

And this examining provides compelling evidence that this war is, in fact, Trump's war. Did everyone suddenly forget Trump priding himself on being the most anti-Russian President? Read the whole thing at Larry's blog, but Trump is not an innocent bystander--he is one of the initiators of the process which brought not only war and atrocity to 404 but he is nearing this critical moment in his life when he WILL make this war his and his legacy will be that of a hot air balloon who brought the match to the dry powder keg. His time is almost up. I know he is not a well-read man, but he should get a copy of The Federalist Papers and memorize James Madison's almost sacramental:

A bad cause seldom fails to betray itself.

Those Founding Fathers guys were smart, really, wonderfully smart. 

Yes, We Knew That ...

 ... all along.

Or, as he clarifies: 

President Trump shared his thoughts on how his two terms as president have differed, saying in a new interview with The Atlantic that this time around he’s leading “the country and the world.” “The first time, I had two things to do — run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys,” Trump said in the interview published Monday. “And the second time, I run the country and the world.”

He also runs Crab Nebula and soon will take over Andromeda galaxy. Once Betelgeuse goes supernova--know then that it is due to executive order by Trump. He is very powerful ... To comment on all that is just spoil it. 

Russians have a very good publication for this precise situation:

The title of this highly respectable publication is How to Run the Universe Without Attracting Attention of the Orderlies. A rare, 1958 edition. 

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 ... live at 3-00 PM PDT (6-00 PM EST). 

Meanwhile, large village Kamyanka in Kharkov Oblast was liberated by Russian Army. 

Krasnoyarsk SSGN Is Doing Her Thing.

Her thing being launching 3M14 land attack cruise missile (inert--good strike from 1,100+ km range) and then Vodopad Anti-submarine missile. 

Krasnoyarsk being a Pacific Fleet sub merely provided a hint to Japan. 

Per May 9th "ceasefire", what remains of 404 will again be paraded as Nazis that they are, because for them Victory Day is like a holy water for the devil. Europe also will be sad, because it is the 80th Anniversary of Europe's crushing defeat. 

As Far as My Polish Language Goes ...

 ... 80th Anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz and this Jewish man says that it was the Red (Soviet) Army that liberated him and as long as he is alive, he will always remember this. 

Meanwhile, for people to understand why Patrick Lancaster, speaking to Judge Nap a couple days ago stated that Russian soldiers at the line of contact are convinced that they fight satanists. Here is how wooden Russian Orthodox New Jerusalem complex looked like in Belgorod Oblast several days ago.

This is what NATO did to it:

It is completely gone now after being deliberately targeted by VSU drones. You can also take a look at what they did to other Orthodox churches in Kursk. This is a visceral hatred of everything Russian, not just "communism" they imagined. 

Visual Representation ...

 ... of NATO planning and execution. The video is of an arrogant squirrel who got used to eating bird's feed. Well, woman who owns the property had it with this little freeloader and ... greased the pole))) 

You decide here who is NATO and who is not. 

If You Think ...

 ... that me hurling insults at Pentagon, let alone UK and other NATO's general staffs is merely a reaction of a Russian to a war crime committed by NATO in 404--you are wrong. I constantly try to explain (for years) that math was never there for NATO, especially so in military field, to start with. I give one example of battle assessment on tactical level and explain how real military professionals plan and anticipate outcomes--the skill which Western militaries, obviously, lack when facing a real war. Also, explanation of internationalization (you know that even Gurkhas fight for Russians? I spoke about it in the past)--through highlighting North Korean contingent. 

Here are jpegs for those who want to trace ... 

About This Grayzone Article ...

 ... on Krynky catastrophe, naturally planned by British. We saw British operational "genius" in Kursk Oblast where those credentialed cretins from London killed more than 76,000 NATO (VSU and their "advisers" ARE a NATO army) personnel. Against this background or famed "counteroffensive", which exposed Pentagon's military incompetence and killed already more than 160,000 personnel, Krynky "operation" seems almost an insignificant detail in otherwise a war crime Washington and London committed by killing most likely more than 1.5 million VSU-NATO and roughly 100,000 of Russian Army servicemen. I omit here atrocities against civilian population and POWs. As GZ's opening salvo describes:

On the morning of October 30 2023, dozens of Ukrainian commandos on small boats glided across the Dnieper River to control of Krynky, a village in Russian-occupied Kherson. They had spent the prior two months in remote areas of the British isles with similar terrain, running drills under the watchful gaze of UK generals. Now, they believed their hard work was about to pay off. Both British and Ukrainian officials were convinced the operation would turn the tide of the war, creating a beachhead allowing Kiev’s forces to march on Crimea and all-out victory.

Instead, the British-trained Ukrainian marines were led like lambs to the slaughter. The catastrophically planned effort saw a seemingly endless stream of heavily overloaded Ukrainian boats attempt to reach Krynky without air cover, under relentless fire by Russian artillery, drones, flamethrowers and mortars. Marines that made the journey were ill-equipped, resupplying those troops proved virtually impossible, and evacuating them was out of the question.

As the promised missile cover failed to materialize in the ensuing weeks, it became clear the effort had amounted to a disaster. Yet for the next nine months, wave after wave of British-trained Ukrainian marines were dispatched to almost certain death to Krynky. The decision to let the costly quagmire drag on, at a human and material cost no NATO military would ever allow, has come to be seen as one of the worst tactical mistakes of the war — and it appears top British generals are to blame.

Leaked documents reviewed by The Grayzone expose how the British not only presided over the training of the Marines involved, but built from scratch the “Maritime Raiding Force” which would ultimately be sacrificed over the course of the Krynky suicide mission.

Let's review these statements. 

1. All of NATO, let alone British military have zero tactical and operational experience and knowledge applicable to the warfare of the 21st century:

a) British military education and thought are completely detached from the realities of modern war and fire impact and operational tempo which Russian Armed Forces can enforce across a very large line of combat contact. The system is simply broken and obsolete. 

b) Academic level of British officer corps is extremely low and does not provide proper insights into even lower tactical level, which completely reduces any combat training to nothing more than mechanical repetition of prescriptions from NATO's obsolete Tactical and Operational Field manuals. 

2. The fact that British military believed already during and after catastrophe of "counteroffensive" that a tactical action can have serious operational, let alone strategic effect on one of several (today it is 11 of them) operational axes of Russian Army exposes a shocking lack of awareness about:

a) The weight of Russian salvo across all means of delivery of long-range fires within RUK/ROK. 

Evidently, British General Staff has difficulty grasping the issue of scales and the role in much more advanced military such as Russian its ISR assets play.

b) British military and its general staff structures do not understand the issue of COFM (Correlation Of Forces and Means) because the only explanation for the consistent failures of NATO in 404 is that either they cannot calculate properly, or their models are bunk or likely, both.  

3. NATO doesn't have real strategic intelligence as such. 

4. Promised "missile cover" could have been conceived by British military based on a complete lack of understanding of the role of AD in modern conflict and how REAL SEAD is conducted. E.g. NATO's AD is not survivable in modern conflict against highly developed Air Force, ISR and fires such as Iskander, Kinzhal, Oniks or 3M22 Zircon. NATO militaries simply have no reference point. 

In other words, the only thing which drove British "planning" more than their military amateurism and adventurism, was as GZ notes:

For the technical details, they decided that “academics should also be included, using the latest technology resources to ensure the success of raids conducted especially in terms of the destruction of key infrastructure.” Therefore, “a formal request” to the British Ministry of Defence “on the latest intelligence imagery and plans” regarding Crimea’s heavily-fortified underground complex “will need to be planned in extreme detail. ”Britain’s obsession with wresting Sevastopol from Moscow’s grasp dates back to the Crimean War of 1853-1856, but the leaked documents clearly show the city’s seizure is still considered a vital, and achievable, objective from London’s perspective. Though Project Alchemy described the military port as home to the world’s “largest concentration of anti-ship missiles” and a bunker complex “immune to air or missile strike,” the group’s operatives still believed the area to be “vulnerable to commando forces.” 

It is both cultural and mental for London whose hatred of everything Russian drove already incompetent military into sheer delusion of UK's greatness as military power. But as GZ notes:

As major legacy media outlets now dissect Kiev’s military failures in forensic detail, the reporting consistently underlines the British Ministry of Defense’s pivotal role in planning some of the war’s biggest disasters. Each of these setbacks left many thousands of Ukrainians dead or wounded, yet no one in London appears to have faced any professional consequences. To the foreign officers who sent them into the kill zone, those who lost their lives were nothing more than proxies.

The conclusion is simple--British military is no good for anything other than sabotage and terrorist (and piracy) "operations", not to mention the fact of its low academic, intellectual, moral and morale level, which drives them to committing war crimes and parading oneself as a collection of military misfits. There is no honor or professional integrity which was substituted with fanatical hatred of Russia. As a result--British military deserves neither professional nor human respect.     

Yes, More Cowbell, Please.

 One trick ponies and Russia is about to throw in the towel. 

KYIV — President Donald Trump threatened new sanctions against Russia after a brief meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday. The meeting between the two leaders came amid a Ukrainian diplomatic blitz to head off a U.S. proposal to end the war with Russia on terms favorable to Moscow. In a post on his social media site, Trump criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for recent missile attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine, his second rebuke of the Russian leader since a missile struck an apartment building in Kyiv on Thursday, killing 12 people and wounding nearly 90 others. “It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through ‘Banking’ or ‘Secondary Sanctions’?" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Too many people are dying!!!”

As you all know, sanctions against Russia have been extremely effective and left Russian economy in tatters, you know. About "too many people dying" Trump should have been thinking in 2017 when his admin greenlighted a serious rearming and reshaping VSU for future war against Russia. As is stated ad nauseam about wanting "to stop the war"--Russia is achieving, as she stated she would, military-political objectives of SMO. The whole idea of sanctions at this stage is risible. 

Meanwhile, Garland sent me yesterday this "opinion" by Marc Thiessen: 

President Donald Trump’s administration is negotiating trade deals with as many as 75 countries to increase their purchase of U.S.-made goods, according to the White House. Well, one country that is champing at the bit to purchase American goods is Ukraine, which has proposed to buy $50 billion worth of U.S.-made weapons to deter Russia. Trump should approve that arms sale as part of a final peace deal. A weapons sale would advance his goals of ending the war while creating good manufacturing jobs for American workers and strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base.

Mind you, this is the guy who wouldn't understand the first thing about war despite this CV. 

He is a neocon shill tied to American Enterprise Institute--a collection of morons with credentials pushing for all kinds of pseudo-strategic BS without understanding the fact that far from being a significant sum of money for real war ($50 billion), the US has ZERO military capability it can provide even for $500 billion which can change any outcome in 404. But for that, one has to have basic understanding of military affairs and what COFM is and how it is calculated. BA in political pseudo-science is not a good foundation for venturing into any kind of strategic decision making, even after attending the US Naval War College. You all saw, on the example of Sarah Paine--a professor of "strategy", no less--that their understanding of "strategy" is as my understanding of colonoscopy, or string theory when it comes to math apparatus in it. We are looking at the sheer catastrophe and implosion of American military expertise on the institutional level. It cannot be saved without it admitting that what is being presented as strategy is nothing more than a collection of palliative narratives. In normal human language--a pile of steaming shit. 

A-ha! The Treaty ...

 ... mind you--the de jure military alliance confirmed. 

North Korea has shown a high level of solidarity with Russia by deploying its forces to help Moscow repel the Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. The long-rumored presence of North Korean forces in the area was officially confirmed earlier in the day during a televised meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country’s chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov. North Korean forces were deployed into the area under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang, which came into force last December. Among other things, the treaty envisions mutual military assistance “by all means available” in the event of an attack, Zakharova noted.

A full military alliance has been solidified and that means a "massive" message across the Eurasian land mass. Here is a hint of some things to come:

There is a large number of VLS and AFAR radar system, origin of which remains shrouded in secrecy for now, but I think we will learn soon enough about some basic characteristics of this warship. No organic helicopter though, just heli pad. 

After Seeing ...

 ... Judge Dugan. Detox with a beauty))

I Think ...

 ... this is one of Trump's most consequential appointments to the cabinet--I mean Cash Patel. No drama, no PR--just cleaning the stables, while preparing wowsers of which we may soon hear. 

Judge Dugan, though unfuckable in the extreme--a great supporter of DNC's insane policies on settling accounts with all normies who enjoy, well ... normal things, including normal families, intimacy, children, through political activism and other things which are against... well, normal, like persecuting criminals. 

Use As Open Thread.

Terrorism is the weapon of the weak. Piontkovsky, while an USAID asshole and shill, has a point about NATO. 

A Whale Of Analysis From Larry.

He did a thorough job documenting all those "joint exercises" and how preparation of 404 for war with Russia started. 

I spent 23 years scripting military exercises for US Special Forces. While I was not involved in the scripting of any of these NATO/US military exercises, I understand the purpose and process of them. These were not harmless games. They were designed to train and equip the Ukrainian military to fight Russia, potentially with NATO’s direct involvement. We have seen that come to fruition since the start of the Special Military Operation in 2022. It is no coincidence that Russia hit the Yavoriv NATO military facility on March 13, 2022.

Read the whole thing at Larry's blog. 

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Yes, And?

Those admissions are important, of course. Especially from The National Interest tabloid which gave the start to all kinds of pseudo-military BSers like Michael Peck, as an example. After the departure of Dmitry Simes as its publisher, the whole rag went US exceptionalist until events overtook narratives. Now they admit:

America has all but thrown in the towel in the great race to achieve hypersonic weapons capability. Not only is China ahead of the United States in this domain, but the Russian Federation is apparently lightyears ahead of both. One such Russian system that is redefining the face of modern warfare is the 3M22 Zircon. This impressive system has now been married to the Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine, giving the Russians an even more impressive—and lethal—capability.

For some reason they put rendering of Kinzhal above the piece, but in general conclusion is correct, despite the fact that 3M22 Zircon's speed is rumored to be more than M=9 and new generation of such weapons will fly even faster and further than already astonishing range of 1,500 kilometers.

The Zircon has already upset the precarious balance of military power between the United States and Russia. The growth of this system, while the Americans find it difficult to field its own similar system or to create countermeasures against hypersonic weapons, risks ensuring that the Russians enjoy the dominant position. Unless America finds a countermeasure or its own hypersonic weapons, that balance of power with Russia will forever tilt in Moscow’s favor. 

It was always about the balance of power and the myopia of NATO's procurement based on obsolete technological and, hence, tactical and operational views. What is most important, however, in all of this is relentless work by Soviet Union and Russia in developing a reliable and survivable system of both surface and space-based recon and targeting allowing for reliable targeting globally. By 1980s USSR had such a system--MKRC Legenda. Today it is Liana. Here, you can access a superb two-part article (by professionals, no less-Ph.Ds engineers) in Arsenal Otechestva (Arsenal of Fatherland) titled: The Concept of Perfecting of the System of Naval Space Recon and Targeting (in Russian). Part 1 and Part 2. On photo is a good ol' Korall-B from Oscar-II (pr. 949A) SSGNs. 

What they describe already exists and now expands. Plus, modern recon is much more than space-based systems--it is also and even primarily so a sensor (data) fusion across all types of heterogeneous sensors, which provides a reliable resolution of uncertainties. 

Meanwhile, Kiev had a night party today and rocked throughout the night:

At the very end you can see the arrival of either Kinzhal or Iskander and that gives you some idea about why the US has neither real hypersonic weapon nor, what is even more important, any means of intercepting it. Trump was "dissatisfied" with massive strikes by Russia. Well, what can I say ... too fucking bad. 

And Why Such An Urgency?

Where was it before? 

A group of high-ranking French veterans has called for increased oversight of the country’s military involvement in Ukraine. In a letter sent to the heads of both houses of Parliament, the former officers urged lawmakers to hold a formal debate on weapons supplies and the continued presence of French troops bolstering Kiev’s war efforts. The letter, titled the ‘Citizen Resolution’, was published earlier this week on Place d’Armes, a platform for current and former service members to express views on national policy. It included a public call for citizens to sign the resolution in support. The authors argued that France’s military involvement in Ukraine without a parliamentary mandate, and arms deliveries without public debate, violate the French Constitution and Criminal Code. They claimed that no clear communication has been made to Parliament about the possible presence of French troops in Ukraine since 2022, despite the legal obligation to inform lawmakers of any “military intervention.” The letter has urged the parliament to publish “all information” about troop presence in the Journal Officiel, the country’s official gazette, and to “organize a debate with a vote on the continuation of this intervention” within 15 days of receiving the letter.

France is not a subject of international relations, despite Macron's pathetic attempts to pretend that Paris still matters--France lost the remnants of her sovereignty with departure of Jacques Chirac whether you like him or not. Russians do not care anymore what France does and how many French will be killed further. French Army is pathetic and if Macron, indeed, decides to "deploy" official French contingent--it will be annihilated. 

Some funny comment to my previous (not today's) video by some obviously French guy stated to the effect that Russia cannot threaten the country (France that is) with 240 nuclear warheads, which can "destroy half of Russia". Well, it is difficult to explain the technological abyss between SAMP-T, the best France has, and which will not be able to intercept anything ranging from Iskander to Kinzhal, let alone Avangard, and Russia's integrated strategic anti-missile defense such as serially produced S-500, S-550, A-235 Nudol and A-135, not to mention SPRN which is beyond France's capabilities, and that out of those 240 warheads which France allegedly could launch (in reality fewer) very few will actually get through. Russian response, however, will get through and France will cease to exist. Mind you, French Armed Forces are the best that Europe has. But then again, French elected Macron--you cannot say that he is illegitimate, so let French generals and French society enjoy their choices--they fully deserve it.  

SJ-100.

Here is why Russia is a superpower. Two days ago, fully russified SJ-100 flew. No, not the separate SSJ with Western avionics used as the platform for PD-8, nor regular SSJ with SAM-146 engines used for tests of fully Russian avionics. Nope--this is the one which IS fully Russian SJ-100.

Here is test pilot Verkhov talks (in Russian) about this aircraft and shows its fully Russian cabin with wide LCDs unlike those in original SSJs.  

This cabin is the same cabin as in MC-21, and PD-8 is essentially scaled down PD-14. Where you may ask, did Russians get those microchips? From washing machines, of course. 

4000 + ...

 ... armored vehicles: tanks, BMPs, BTRs. 1.5+ million drones ... all that just in 2024. Admiral Vandier needs to look reality in the face--the only NATO transformation which can happen is transformation into oblivion. Russia's weaponry proved its massive superiority over anything NATO can possibly field decisively. He also should learn what REAL war economy is. 

47th Independent Brigade ...

... of VSU gets its C3 annihilated. Together with commanding personnel in the hamlet Korovintsy in Sumy Oblast. 

Iskander's accuracy is astonishing. RUK in action. Here is the map:

It doesn't matter where you hide--you will be detected, and firing solution will be developed. This is a classic long-range fire in action and Command Post of 47th Brigade is no more--good luck replacing this command. Russia continues to run out of missiles/s. The 1000-km version of Iskander is coming (if not already) and that doesn't bode well for fanatics in Europe. I speak about "adapting by Russia" to NATO weaponry. Poor NATO, already in 1980s what USSR was deploying as its RUK was astonishing, while Vladimir Putin disclosed today at the meeting of military industry captain some shocking numbers of Russia's military production for 2024. 

To understand the league, FYI, French AF altogether has 97 (Rafale) + 64 (Mirage 2000 D) + 28 (2000-F5) = 189 combat aircraft. Listen to the numbers in my latest video, which is coming up soon, as articulated by Putin. Europe is in panic, as it should be, because Russians are really angry, in fact--infuriated and they will not forgive.  

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And This Is News ...

 ... exactly how?

Kiev refuses to discuss recognizing Crimea as a Russian territory, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky told journalists on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian outlet  Suspilne. “[Crimea] is our territory, the territory of the people of Ukraine. We have nothing to talk about on this topic – it is outside our Constitution,” Zelensky said. The Ukrainian leader claimed that discussing the issue of Crimean ownership will only lead to prolonging the war. “As soon as we start talking about Crimea, about our sovereign territories, we enter the format of prolonging the war,” he said, adding that this is “what Russia wants.”

At this stage Ze's BS is needed (if, mind you, IF) only to Trump, Russians don't give a flying fuck about what he and his curators from London think, because Russia can continue with SMO as long as it takes, maintaining operational tempo which is most efficient for killing the remnants of VSU while maintaining own losses low. 

Meanwhile, Financial Times--this London's collection of BSers and creeps--floats yet another British BS. 

Vladimir Putin has offered to halt his invasion of Ukraine across the current front line as part of efforts to reach a peace deal with US President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. The Russian president told Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy, during a meeting in St Petersburg earlier this month that Moscow could relinquish its claims to areas of four partly occupied Ukrainian regions that remain under Kyiv’s control, three of the people said. 

Keep in mind, this is from the rag filled with inbred losers who invent all kinds of shit trying to keep this pathetic Island relevant and not taking its proper place as an economic and military backwater. So, they lie. Don't try to figure out who those "three people" are because they don't exist, other than in imagination of these war criminals from London and Europe. 

Peskov went on record on Monday:

Russia does not believe that a peace deal with Ukraine can be concluded in an expedited manner, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. On Monday, US President Donald Trump suggested that Moscow and Kiev could sign an agreement by the end of this week, while urging both sides to stop fighting and focus their attention on trade with the US. Commenting on Trump’s proposed timeline, Peskov told journalist Pavel Zarubin that while contacts with the US are ongoing through “various channels,” it would be ill-advised to expect an agreement to be reached quickly. “This topic is so complex that it probably shouldn’t be constrained by strict timeframes,” Peskov said, adding that attempting to agree on a viable settlement in a rushed manner would be a “thankless task.”

So, make your own decision who BSes here and who is not. Meanwhile, my sources (three of the people) tell me that UK will cease to exist as a nation by 2050, together with its modern degenerate "culture" and "elites". 

The Royal Ballet School’s new artistic director has declared that plus-sized dancers are the future after a former student alleged that teachers had “body-shamed” pupils. Iain Mackay, who was installed in his post at the school last year, also said that same-sex dance partnerships should be normalised.

Yes, that will be totally correspondent to London's "cultural", economic, military and intellectual level. I am all for it. 

On A Lighter Note.

 And, boy, he is good))

This Is Absolutely One Of The ...

 ... most important statements from Putin not that it is new but in its openly aggressive repudiation of what has been done to Russia by the parasitic strata of thieves and degenerate "creative class" which serves them. 

"What ... b... ' (he almost says this-blyat') elites', they stole money somewhere, fan their fingers and call themselves elite? What elite? Those who defend Motherland--that's the people, that's the elite. Future belongs to them. And it will not be scary to leave the country to these people." The passion in this statement, the openly expressed contempt to a huge portion of the so called liberda and those who continue to work for them, especially "creative" class. This short 20 second segment is one of the most powerful POLICY statements from Putin in a long time. 

Meanwhile, while Russians have been blessing and eating their kulichi with all kinds of people: 

Dmitry Anatolievich Medvedev prepared his kulich. 

NATO, European especially, should pray for the health and longevity of Vladimir Vladimirovich, because the guy who comes after him ... boy, I wouldn't want to be a globalist or neocon shill. And yes, these people who come (already are coming) as new Russian real elites--they are not coming unlike victorious Red Army soldiers in 1945 to hungry and utterly demolished country. Nope, these guys are already the part of thriving economic and military superpower. And as Daniel correctly noted today during our conversation--when even fanatical neocon Keane recognizes what has happened, that tells you something. The next few days will tell us if DJT will use the offramp which is now ready, now is the time to take it.