For Those Who ...

 ... "buried" tanks after watching too many videos with drones. Here is a work by Russian tank platoon (T-80 and T-72B3). 

ROK (Recon-Fire Complex) at work: 404 armored column tries to "attack", it is detected (naturally), identified and targeting is provided, tank platoon (3 tanks usually, + 1 could be a platoon CO tank) rolls out. First hit at the leading vehicle, stopping of the column, after that just regular combat work. All while correcting fire from different vantage points by UAVs. Keep in mind what tank IS? It is essentially a self-propelled gun with better protection than usual ... self-propelled guns. To demonstrate--recently one of the Russian T-90Ms sustained ... 43 (forty three!!) strikes by 404 drones, it stopped ONLY after rolling over anti-tank mine. Later it was evacuated by BREM. 

Now to this: 

The Western media has abandoned the principles of fair journalism when covering the Ukraine conflict, Russia said during an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday. Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Anna Evstigneeva said foreign reporters created “a positive and even romanticized image” of the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev, a series of events that Moscow says laid the groundwork for the current conflict.

They didn't abandon anything--they never had those principles in the first place. Western legacy media are a collection of war criminals, war mongers, a cover up for pedophiles and other Satanists among "elites". That's who they are, top-bottom. Today it is up to alternative media to expose what has been done to modern West and who rules it. Here is an example. 

An open Zionist who serves Israel under the guise of the US "ambassador" pretends that he is a diplomat--he is not. He is a brainwashed by the heresy of Scofield so called Bible fanatic and Tucker exposed him. 

Now, I am very busy today, so it is an Open Thread of sorts. Go at it. 

Interesting Report ...

... on IL-114. First batch will be delivered to customers in Summer of this year. 

Sorry for audio interference. English auto dubbing is available. 

Typical Medvedev.

LOL)) Now imagine this guy becoming the President of Russia. 

His chances are very high, not to mention the fact that he knows the job well, he used to be the President himself and he is a second man in hierarchy in Moscow. The only thing which we have to expect is the endorsement by Putin before the next election cycle. 

Speaking of which--announcement: for people who continue to bring here all kinds of fantasies by Helmer. I will start banning people, Helmer sells a complete BS about Russia's military-political power of whose MO he knows nothing but whatever rumors he collects hanging around some people of note. There are no "Peskovites" in Kremlin--Peskov is nobody but a talking head who says whatever is told him to be said. He has no political clout, no real power and could be replaced the moment he stops saying and doing things which are in line with a strategy of military-political top (Военно-Политическое Руководство) of Russia. For those who still don't get the message--here is the list of people in Russia's Security Council from Kremlin. You may notice that Sergei Ivanov is not there anymore, yes--he was removed. But that is where political and strategic decision-making power of Russia is concentrated. 

Ah, Not Again.

 Not this kindergarten by DJT. 

WASHINGTON—President Trump is weighing an initial limited military strike on Iran to force it to meet his demands for a nuclear deal, a first step that would be designed to pressure Tehran into an agreement but fall short of a full-scale attack that could inspire a major retaliation.

He either tries to BS his way into "sudden strike" or, indeed, somebody told him that "major retaliation" by Iran may mean major casualties for the US and Israel. And WHAT nuclear deal when, in accordance to DJT himself, he "destroyed" Iranian nuclear program? Right? Right? 

Well, Well, Well ...

 ... It is now official by the man himself. 

MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/. Servicemen of the Dnepr group of troops have taken control of 12 settlements since November 2025, now they are at a distance of 12 km from the southern and southeastern outskirts of the city of Zaporozhye. This was stated by the head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff - First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoy.

We all know what that means, right? Political ramifications are enormous. Not that is was easy to liberate such major cities as Mariupol, but Zaporozhye--this is a whole other scale. And it is now fully within the range of Russian artillery. 

Garland Nixon And Yours Truly ...

 ... live in 40 minutes. 

One Way Or Another.

The issue of $12 Trillion BS from The Economist. Lavrov and Medvedev repeat, again ... and again, and again. Geneva is FOR Kabuki Theater. The solution will be military. 

For Your ...

 ... "entertainment"

KA-52, two sorties, 25 downed 404 drones. Front aviation in action. 

Nima and Yours Truly.

 Live in 40 minutes. 

Just Middle Of The Road ...

... no, not the band but Lada. Interesting neural take on evolution of Lada for those people who think that Russia doesn't produce cars. She does. Drove Vesta--good car. Nothing special, just good middle of the road sedan. Comfortable, doing its job. 

This is what Fiat has become through half-a-century and turned into indigenous Russian car, despite being on its way helped even by Porsche (VAZ-2108 aka Samara). But Niva--that's the legend. Around the world. 

Russians are completing also test for electric Atom with serial production starting in April. Atom is very expensive and it is ... electric. But it will find its market among rich liberals. Normal people will continue to buy Ladas and Chinese-made cars. Budget segment Chinese cars suck, Higher level-well, so-so. But then again, people with a shitload of money (R 50 million) may try to get Aurus Senat. 

But VAZ is still moving new models (SUV) in regular segment like Azimut.

It is work in progress, such as commercial aviation. The first run of IL-114s will be delivered to customers and will start regular flights in summer of this year. A lot is happening in Russian transportation. A lot. Here are the first two high-speed rail cars being assembled. 

First it will be 400 km/h line Moscow-St. Petersburg, and later Moscow-Kazan. It is really impossible to cover all events in this field, but cute video of Lada's evolution attracted my attention. But there is only one thing which is constant in the universe and it will not change because God created Bukhanka perfect form the first try)

So, here is Bukhanka's evolution for ya. Times change, Bukhanka remains. 

Open Thread.

 Turned out to be busier than expected. Go at it. 

"Peace Deal" Soap Opera.

Russian Baltic Fleet alone can devastate all NATO fleets in Baltic. But then, of course, explaining that there is now revived Leningrad Military District in play. Not gonna be pretty. 

For Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth a reminder from late Senator Fulbright: "It is simply not necessary for us to go around, forever proclaiming: ‘I am the greatest!’ The more one does this sort of thing, in fact, the more people doubt it." (c) Yep. Eat the humble pie and accept the fact that the US military is not what it thinks it is. 

Of Course, The Music Must Fit.

 Some insights into 404's power (lack of) generation. 

This is the result, among others, like a slaughter of 404's male population at the front, of the soap opera which is in the progress in Geneva. 

GENEVA, Feb 17 — RIA Novosti. The first day of negotiations on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine ended in Geneva. According to the source, they were bilateral and trilateral in nature and were very tense. In total, the meeting lasted six hours and was held in Russian and English behind closed doors to the press. It was reported that it would discuss the key parameters of the settlement - military, political and humanitarian. Secretary National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov claimed that Kiev will raise the issue of an energy truce.

For those who still think that Russians are naive and do not see through US kindergarten level "strategy", I cannot help you. It all reminds of a favorite New Year theatrical play for kids in Russia in every club in every city and village, where some ruffian (often Baba Yaga) kidnaps Snegurochka and Ded Moroz begins to look for Snegurochka and cannot find her, while in reality Snegurochka is behind the Christmas Tree on stage and kids, the whole audience of them, begin to scream at Ded Moroz trying to help him find his kidnapped Snegurochka. But, of course, the plot is always the same--Ded Moroz is played by an actor and he knows damn well where Snegurochka is.

Of course, the scene of "rehabilitation" from Idiocracy comes to mind.

Don't live in Idiocracy))

Ian Proud and Yours Truly ...

 ... today. 

LOL. Yes, Warning My Ass.

Before that--the author of this drivel. 

He is a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and Distinguished Military Graduate with five years of military experience. Brent has earned a PhD in Political Science/ Public Policy, an MA in Political Science/ International Relations, an MS in Journalism, and a BA in English. Brent lives with his wife and son in Washington, DC.

In other words he has no idea that sinking decommissioned ships for training is as old as the artillery in the navies around the world. Today you add missiles, torpedoes, what have you. 

SINKEX: Why the U.S. Navy Sinks Its Own Warships as a Warning to Russia and China.

I have news for Mr. Brent M. Eastwood--with such background as his:

It will be nearly impossible to explain to him why Russians are not impressed. I assume he can handle basic tables in Excel where he should put ranges and velocities of missiles, torpedoes and AD capabilities of two respective navies and maybe he will get the message. I doubt, though. Especially difficult to do so against the background of the US losing the arms race by a knockout. What's left is coping. But then again--he should know basics, forget about in depth.

I doubt he has a tool kit to grasp it. So, cope harder. 

Wrong Term ...

 ... "shelved" is not the applicable term. More like removed into the deep recesses of archives of naval curiosities, never to be shown to public again in order to avoid embarrassment. I always stress--it is sometimes even painful for me seeing mighty US Navy, with its glorious heroic history, becoming a butt of jokes around the world, and not only because of the obsolete carrier-centric concept, but this:

The US Navy’s Trump-class battleship will be 'quietly shelved'. Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class “guided-missile battleship” (BBG(X)) is pitched as a revival of American sea power, but the concept clashes with how modern naval war is actually fought. The platform is missile-centric—more like a bloated destroyer than a true battleship—while remaining highly vulnerable to submarines, long-range missiles, and ISR-driven targeting. Exotic add-ons like railguns and shipborne lasers are power-hungry and still unreliable at sea, while bigger hulls simply create bigger, pricier targets. Worse, U.S. shipyards are already strained, meaning BBG(X) would likely crowd out submarines and logistics ships that matter more in a China fight.

Child-emperor loves expensive shiny toys and he doesn't care, nor can grasp modern warfare, naval or not.

This is the thing which many US generals (and Admirals) still cannot grasp--the opposite side has as good ISR as the US. ISR means targeting and firing solutions, after that--all bets are off. Salvo Model rules and real serious militaries plan and fight based on model, some of them being in the process of constant update and modifications, 24/7 literally. This is how Russian General Staff operates, its GOU--Main Operational Directorate. Same goes for Main Staff of the Russian Navy. And the author correctly states, when it comes to China and her PLAN--the US Navy has only one avenue to pursue--submarine forces which still (emphasis on "still") maintains a sizeable, generational, lead over PLAN's submarine force. In terms of surface fleet--US Navy's readiness is a huge question mark. But in the end, it is not just arithmetic of MK41 VLS, it is what is in those VLS which makes all the difference.   

Some Tactical Visuals ...

... from liberated Tsvetkovo in Zaporozhe. Courtesy of 218th Tank Regiments of Russian Army. 

That Is What Happens ...

 ... when your officer corps looks like this)) 

And most of it have been taught fairy tales in "academies" and war colleges. 

About 1,500 targets in a single day: that is the scale U.S. Army leaders say they are preparing for in a large-scale war in Europe. The projection, informed by the Russia-Ukraine war, is shaping how the service thinks about automation and speed, officials told reporters Thursday. Army commanders issued the warning as they shared reflections on Dynamic Front 26, a multinational exercise in Europe that brings together U.S. and NATO forces to rehearse the coordination of long-range fires in a high-intensity conflict. Drawing on lessons from Ukraine, the leaders described a battlefield where waves of drones, missiles and artillery could generate targets faster than a traditional headquarters can process them. The exercise focused on moving targeting data across national boundaries and between different systems. “We need to be able to intercept, defeat 600 to 1,200 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and long-range one-way attack drones every 24-hour period,” said Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter, the commanding general of Multidomain Command Europe. Those numbers, he said, reflect the scale of attacks seen in Ukraine.

I have news for Gen. Steven Carpenter (if anyone wonders who this general is and his official bio from Pentagon):

1. For any associated with Wisbaden NATO officer is like being branded a loser, because Wisbaden group "planning" killed many hundreds of thousands of khohol and gave us all a "masterpiece" of military incompetence in 2023 "counter-offensive". He should ask his boss--General Donahue;

2. Any references to the "experience" of "Russian-Ukrainian War" by the US Army is a joke--counting beans of missiles and loitering munitions, accompanied, of course, with comments from VSU, is wrong for starters, because MRAU (Массированный Ракетно-Авиационный Удар--Massed Missile-Aviation Strike) in case NATO decides to "fight" Russia will not be "600 to 1,200 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and long-range one-way attack drones every 24-hour period"--it will be at least twice larger and it could be sustained for months;

3. Here comes the most important part: US Army has NO kinetic means of intercepting any salvo composed of three to four different types of stand off weapons, not to mention the fact that US so called Air Defense is incapable of intercepting super-sonic, let alone hyper-sonic weapons. Considering the state of the Raytheon and what it sells, the US will run out of any "defensive missiles" within first two-three weeks and will sustain at least 3,600 casualties a day ...

Reality, of course, will be even grimmer, especially if General Carpenter heard about assembly areas for division and Brigade Combat Teams formations. If he thinks that US Army formations communicate through holy spirit and ESP (you know, Shining) I have news for him--no matter EMCON, they will be detected, identified and targeting provided. Single Oreshnik, or three-four of Kinzhals, or salvo of 5-6 Iskanders ... so, make your own conclusions.  

The "transformation of the US Army" is impossible, because you cannot change cultural and military genetics--it will remain what it always was--an expeditionary force with obsolete TOE and with largely confabulated military history throughout the XX century. It doesn't mean that there are no courageous people or competent officers in the US Army. Of course there are, there are many robust professionals up to a level of division, after that ... So, let them wet dream. Or "spread targeting across borders", as one child correctly stated:

Because you do not come to the gunfight with a knife--the truth many US generals didn't learn yet, many never will. And don't start me on the officer corps education. 

Decomposition of the West ...

 ... on the display. Rutte speaks to a dog, and then to a pig. 

Some Explanation Of Head-On Battle ...

... or as Lester Grau somewhat mistakenly terms it a "meeting battle". The reason he uses this term is because in Russian it is встречный бой, which literally is meeting but semantically it is head-on.  

Why the distinction is crucial? Because any battle by definition is a "meeting battle", but in the US Field Manual FM/ATP 3-21.8 "movement to contact", as an example, is defined as: 

Movement to contact is a type of offensive operation designed to develop the situation and establish or regain contact. It ends when enemy contact is made. 

But head-on battle, is when BOTH sides, using US FM's terms, are conducting "movement to contact", of when deploying from the march columns. One of the most, if not the MOST famous head-on battles in history is, of course, the clash from march of Rotmistrov's 5th Tank Army with the II SS Panzer Corps, HEAD-ON at Prokhorovka during Kursk Battle--a cataclysmic event, which, of course, later was "properly" and promptly misrepresented by the US Army History Department official employees such as Mainstein and Hausser. 

As you all remember--those very generals and marshals who lost the war to Russians. Why did I post this here? In my today's video which should be up shortly (an hour or so), I explain SitRep from SMO's battle lines by one of the actual officers at Zaporozhe operational axis who absolutely demolishes BS from 404 (MI6-CIA) propaganda about some "offensive" and describes HEAD-ON battles (бои) around Priluki and Kosovtsevo.

Those are not real operations--it is throwing remaining cannon fodder into meatgrinder and, putting 404 flags in the outskirts of some hamlet, making a photo or video and then ... run. This is how NATO "fights"--PR primarily. So, when the video pops up--this is for those who will be watching it to the end to orient themselves in relation to what Russian officers at battle lines say. Now, down the memory lane, well into the 1920s. 

The League of Nations: Capitalists of the World, Unite! Aged as a fine wine. Today, of course, the slogan is: pedophiles, satanists and monsters of the world, unite! Don't you agree? 

That Is Why It Is Called ...

 ... VKS (Air-Space Forces) which Air Defense forces (PVO) are part of--system of systems. Armed Forces are system of systems and they fight as such. This, obviously, is unknown to "experts" from RUSI because they cannot properly assess ... well, anything. 

Russia's war in Ukraine has made its formidable air defenses an even tougher challenge for NATO, airpower analyst warns. Russia's air defenses may pose a more significant threat to NATO air forces than they would have before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a top air defense analyst warned in a recent report. Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has been able to destroy numerous Russian air defense systems. Justin Bronk, an air power expert at the UK's Royal United Services Institute, warned that not only does Russia still maintain a large arsenal, but it is also still producing its most powerful systems. And its ability to use these weapons has improved through combat experience.

I have news for readers of this drivel, Royal United Services Institute doesn't have air defense experts, let alone "top" ones, as it doesn't have any military experts at all--mostly white board consumers of 404 Kool Aid about combat and who wouldn't be able to pass entrance exams, let alone graduate, Yaroslavl High Military Officer School of Air Defense or something like Air Force Academy of Mozhaisky. Moreover, NO NATO combat pilot ever operated in the environment even remotely approaching the level of threat which VKS present to any combination of self-proclaimed "best air forces". The "level" of officer corps of NATO (specifically US and UK) has been demonstrated to a devastating, to their self-proclaimed inflated egos, effects for US and UK in 2023 "counter-offensive" and in 2024 Kursk respectively. 

But then, of course, we have the situation with this "hypothetical war", in this "hypothetical war" UK ceases to exist as military-political entity one of the first and not by nukes, nope--civilian population of UK will be untouched physically, but the clowns from UK "services", together with those who guide them--they will disappear. Especially when one considers this simple fact--UK doesn't have functional air defense (forget about real anti-missile  one). But then again, how else can you explain to them what real war is. 

Yes, yes, "sleeping giant", the fact that this giant is impotent and as dumb as fuck went missing on these clowns in Munich. 

Knowledge Is Not Enough ...

 ... you have to internalize and be guided by the knowledge. Difficult, I know, but if you want to stay atop of things. Peskov politely demolishes Bloomberg's lie, yes--same media who work for pedophile satanic ruling class. 

EU is literally over, because Europe as economy is unsustainable. EU industrialists' desperate plea for survival--not gonna happen. Per US military--well, when even the cheerleaders cannot ignore the catastrophe, it tells you something. 

Yes, Yes! Mighty France ...

 ... and her mighty President are so mighty that ...

... that:

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov told TASS that there will be no Europeans at the talks on the Ukrainian settlement in Geneva. Negotiations will be held in a trilateral format, between representatives of Russia, the United States, and Ukraine. The next round of negotiations on Ukraine will be held in Geneva on February 17-18, the Russian delegation will be headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky.

Macron can shake the air whatever he wants, but France is not global power and, together with other losers from Europe, is irrelevant to whatever the US and Russia will negotiate. Per 404--it is being pulverized both at the front and at the rear. Russia can sustain this indefinitely (and she does) until there is no 404 as a state. I speak about this and a catastrophe of the US military acquisition, which cannot be hidden anymore, and a delusion of people who call US military "revolutionary" in my today's video which should be up shortly. 

Rachel and Yours Truly ...

 ... earlier today (or yesterday for many).

RR Android ...

 ... whatever against two Russian train (third class) conductors)) 

Well, REAL Combat ...

 ... and marketing are two things which shouldn't be used in the same sentence. 

And these were Houthis. I don't use the term "paper tiger" lightly. When I use it--I mean it. But then again, I will not be able to produce a movie "Top Gun: Maverick". I do not have qualifications ...

Europe Learned Nothing ...

 ... from WW II. But there was a moment in space and time when Russians, Americans and Brits mingled together and believed that this should never repeat itself. Well... 

This Is Not News ...

 ... really. It has been known for a long time and that is what has been considered by Russia's strategic planners since 2013 at least, in reality since 2008. 

Former Texas Representative Ron Paul said the U.S. economic order rests on “fraud” rooted in the 1971 break from gold and warned that the current system is nearing its end, in a wide-ranging 90th-birthday interview on The Tucker Carlson Podcast released Thursday. Paul, a Republican-turned-Libertarian-turned-Republican, tied his warning to the end of dollar convertibility into gold under President Richard Nixon, calling it the nation’s “first declaration of bankruptcy,” and argued that persistent money printing and deficits have created a brittle order primed for a severe correction.

The US has been into FIRE economy transition since 1980s, but it was in 1990s when the process of deindustrialization and Wall Streetization of the economy went into the overdrive. Today we have economy of this type:

With a bunch of morons who continue to believe in gimmicks and the idea that you can "make money" which are not supported by anything other than zeros in computers. As long as "growth" was provided by inflating the capitalization of some pseudo-techno mambo-jumbo they thought they should be fine. Well, no. Ponzi schemes do not last long. For a country such as the US 50 years is a short time. So, the chickens are coming home to roost. That also has been demonstrated by SMO. 

Meanwhile, 404 is now "drafting" ... midgets, FFS. 

Meanwhile: 

A majority of Germans support direct talks between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine conflict, the DPA news agency reported on Thursday, citing a recent YouGov poll. Some 58% of respondents said they would somewhat or strongly support such negotiations, according to the survey. Just over a quarter of respondents opposed the idea. Support for direct talks was especially high among Merz’ conservative voters, with 64% responding positively. The YouGov survey was conducted online over four days last week among more than 2,000 Germans.

There is one, well--two problems with that. There cannot be a "dialogue" anymore, only reading of the articles of capitulation. But most important one--majority of Russians do not want this "dialogue", they didn't forget German Leopards in Kursk Oblast. It is all too little, too late. This doesn't mean that normal Germans will not be met in Russia with open arms when immigrating, but Germany as an entity and as a nation is Russia's existential enemy, as is most of Europe. 

Nima and Me

 Live in an hour.

Fighting Instructions ...

 ... and why they are too little, too late. 

Here Is What Expects ...

... those "International Legionnaires" in real war. That is why they are so upset, well--welcome to hell. 

Firefight of the XXI century. 

Per Political Aims Of SMO ...

 ... and why Russians are just in the pop-corn mode. As Lavrov stated, Trump's proposal was "raped" by Europeans. It was totally expected. They are still recovering from this:

And Macron tries to do a very French thing with Russia, but as has been stated numerous times (yes, I also am getting tired from repeating the same thing over and over again)--all political aims of SMO will be achieved. One way or another (BTW, the title of the first song on the last Uriah Heep's album with David Byron--High and Mighty). Remarkably, all indications of a complete civilizational breakdown are in place but many people still cannot make a connection between pieces to see the full picture. I want to reiterate--yes, I am saying this for decades--real power rests not with money, which are merely a tool, important, but one of many tools in a tool box of developed nations. The tool box is known as power and it is ALL about the balance of it. One of the symptoms of the combined West's decline are military affairs and the documents, even when conceived by otherwise competent people, which begin to be read as a wish list for Santa, such as Fighting Instructions by CNO, Admiral Caudle. I discuss it in my today's video. 

P.S. Just a reminder of Joseph Stalin's response to Churchill about Pope: "And how many divisions does the Pope have?" 

Garland and Yours Truly ...

 ... live in 25 minutes. 

Not For The Faint of Heart.

That's how VSU deal with their 300s (wounded) in order to not carry them. 

Russian recon drone documented it. This is NOT one off--it is VSU tradition to do so and they have been doing this for as long as SMO lasts. Speaking of which--the US slowly disengaging from NATO command structures appointing to a number of posts ... British guys, LOL)) 

But here is interesting thing of which I write non-stop. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer wants to convince commanders to use smaller, newer ships and other assets for missions instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers — as seen now in the American military buildups off Venezuela and Iran. Adm. Daryl Caudle's vision — what he calls his “Fighting Instructions” — calls for the Navy to deploy more tailored groups of ships and equipment that would offer the sea service more flexibility to respond to crises as they develop.

Admiral Caudle has some good ideas (or desires, if one wishes) but when he asks the question what modern US Navy "delivers" he omits, albeit implies, that modern US carrier-centric Navy delivers a lot of fat prestigious targets which are indefensible in REAL threat environment. What REAL stands for is the new (and even older) generation of anti-shipping missiles which are either supersonic or hypersonic and are matched by recon complex such as Liana and this types of weapons (with the exception of hypersonic ones) continue to propagate. 

In conclusion: 

In early February of this year, it was 81 years since the uprising of Soviet prisoners of war in the Austrian Nazi camp "Mauthausen". In an interview with RIA Novosti, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova spoke about how Moscow is fighting attempts to falsify and distort the truth about World War II, why EU countries do not support Russia's resolution against the glorification of Nazism in the UN, and how Vienna preserves the memory of the dead prisoners of war.

EU countries ARE supporters of Nazism, just in a slightly different form. Albeit they still found some humanity in them in condemning Israel's genocide of Palestinians, but when it comes to Russians--most of Europe wouldn't mind concentration camps for them. Here is example--Estonian designer with her latest products. 

I am sure it will be a popular product not just in Estonia. 

Lavrov Gives ...

... proper definitions to the West. US Navy thinks (wrongly) it can control SLOC--it can't. It can sink gloriously, of course, if it comes to, God forbid, to real war. 

I Really Have Difficulty ...

 ... grasping this. Always had. 

It is just the game. Congrats, of course, to Seahawks, but sports event and air force? I totally get when, say, Blue Angels fly over graduation ceremony of US Naval Academy--totally appropriate and beautiful, but this. This is--total kitsch militarism for hoi polloi which should be reserved for MILITARY parades. Not the likes, of course, Donnie organized recently, but in general--there is nothing wrong with periodic demonstration of military hardware within appropriate setup. Bread and Circuses. I am not against sports, but this ...

Per Lavrov today--some really special verbiage and indication that Russians never trusted Trump. First, the frontline and 404 power generating facilities are testimony to this fact, and events on the frontline, of course.  

Ahem! Why? ;))

Granted, it is The Telegraph, but still: 

Some wondered if Benjamin Netanyahu had lost his mind. The Israeli prime minister had suggested that his nation be weaned off the American military aid it had relied on for decades. He wanted to do so within 10 years – a blink of an eye, in military planning terms – at a time when Israel could be dragged into a looming war between the US and Iran. “We very deeply appreciate the military aid that America has given us over the years, but here too we’ve come of age,” Mr Netanyahu told The Economist magazine. “We’ve developed incredible capacities.” The unexpected announcement posed fundamental questions: could the Jewish state survive without its long-term protector and to what extent could it rely on America in the Maga age? Israel receives $3.3bn (£2.4bn) annually in US military aid. On top of this is a separate missile defence assistance package worth $500m a year. For a small state with dangerous neighbours – including bellicose Iran, militarily ambitious Turkey and Islamist-run Syria – American support is crucial.

Well, apart from it being nothing but a pose (they love posing, showing off, making grandiose statements and chest thumping in the region) for the consumption of hoi polloi, reality is such that IDF is known primarily for being a genocidal police force with heavy equipment which is incapable to fight a modern war even against subpar opponent armed with will, courage and having access to modern tactical battlefield systems--such as tactical AD, ATGMs and good comms. Per modern missilery--forget it, Israel is essentially defenseless (and here it comes), because IDF is nothing more than a midget off-spring of the US military doctrinal thinking and obsolete TOE, based of fantasies about operations, military history and propaganda. While I doubt that Israel is capable weaning herself off the US support, IDF will continue to be what it is today--genocidal police force with heavy equipment. 

Meanwhile, here is again a demonstration of why US Field Manuals and desire to deploy into the company columns and smash ... whatever the backward peasants it may encounter is nothing more than Hollywood fantasies. It is also not a secret that the bunch of NATO "advisers" from NATO countries still run 404 so called "operations" and that 404 still uses NATO's tactical manuals written for the kindergarten kids who just watched Hollywood movie about war. 

Yes, they still get themselves into columns and believe that they can breach whatever they try to breach. But as you can see yourself Russian drones and ROK operate just fine without Starlink. They always did. Do not file yourself into columns, kids. You still are going to get killed, you know, but at least you will live longer. Like 5-10 minutes longer. But what do Russians know about armor warfare. They should have learned from General Patton and Hamish de Bretton-Gordon--they would have won it in no time. I am being facetious, of course. 

Because The World Insulated Itself ...

 ... and this insulation is supported by enormous military and economic might of Russia and China.

Many people still cannot grasp a direct connection between military might and economics. The US has lost the war, the likes it could never have imaged and is not equipped to fight. It took Russia to start SMO and the trust in Dollar system began to decline. Today it is shattered. The best proxy the US ever had, in fact with better soldiers than the US Army, has been pulverized. But you know, almost 9 years ago I wrote a book on this issue. One year later--the other one. 

I Do Not Blame People ...

 ... but sometimes I have to be hard on them because after 4 years people should have learned. So, I get today such comment to my video.

Military Summary said that yesterday that the Russians army were cut off of Starlink and the military is having trouble communicating to their commanders and they invaded Ukrainian Army part of what Russia 🇷🇺 had taken back. Andrei have you heard this and is it true? This was yesterday on Military Summary channel YouTube.

And people honestly want to know the answer most of the time. So, I will start from afar:

1. 90%+ of "military experts" on YouTube are pseudo-military frauds with zero military academic, command and tactical-operational experience. Most of these people they browse "Russian" TG channels by all kinds of same frauds as they are: Rybar, Poldolyaka et all, most of them being nothing but heralds of 404 propaganda and know NOTHING about issues of C4ISR--zero, zilch. And they sell it to unsuspecting people as "insights" and "expertise". Now to substance.

2. Russian Armed Forces while utilizing Starlink DO NOT depend on it whatsoever. Russian Armed Forces always had and have continuously expanding communications networks which are:

a) Protected;

b) High speed, albeit not as fast as Starlink internet but more than enough for effective Command and Control of Russian Armed Forces;

c) Including clandestine and high stability comm networks;

3. Since Soviet times, Russians have been present in space-based comms, including civilian, first in the world, TV satellite network Orbita, and even utilizing space comms and their receivers (Shluz) for work with space based navigation systems such as Parus/Cicada. Hm, how do I know this? Maybe because that is my degree and service experience?

4. But now, most important. Here are some older news, about Gonetz/Skif programs. From Reshetnev Corp in 2024.

The document, among other things, provides for development of domestic satellite groupings to provide high-quality, modern and competitive communication services throughout Russia, providing technological sovereignty of the country and the elimination of digital inequality. So, in particular, in As part of the strategy, in the next decade, it is planned to launch 28 Gonets-M1 satellites, 12 Skif satellites, 264 Marathon IoT devices and four Express-RV satellites into orbit. In addition, it will be updated orbital constellation of satellites of the Russian Federation on geostationary orbits: 19 spacecraft will be created and launched, the text of the document says. Also, by 2035, 98% of Russian Internet users should get the ability to network connection with a speed of 1 Gbps or more, and access to 5G on domestic communication equipment should appear in all cities of the country with population over 100 thousand people. Among other tasks is to achieve an increase in capacity of trunk lines for cross-border data transmission by 4.5 times, complete abandonment of 3G (by 2027), average mobile internet speed up to 125 Mbps, etc. Earlier, Yuri Borisov in an interview with Pro Cosmos said, that the creation of multi-satellite constellations is the main priority not only in the Russian Federation, but all over the world. Therefore, now Our country is focused on translating the main satellite-building assets for serial production. If today domestic enterprises can produceabout 40 satellites a year, then by 2026 it is necessary to bring this the figure is up to 250 devices annually.

Well, guess what? Those sats now ARE in serial production but most importantly, for anyone who still didn't get the message--that means that Russian military already operates this capability and, just two days ago, again: 

From the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with spacecraft was successfully launched in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The start took place on February 5 at 21:59 Moscow time, the department said. The launch of the launch vehicle and the insertion of spacecraft into the calculated orbit took place in the normal mode, indicated in the publication. The launch of the medium-class launch vehicle was carried out by the combat crew of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces. After the launch, the flight was controlled by ground facilities of the automated complex of the German Titov Main Test Space Center. A stable telemetry connection has been established with them. All onboard systems, according to the military department, are functioning normally, in normal mode.

And just to explain more--from our friends (operational level officers)--Russian Army if fully netcentric and uses all those Russian military networks and is NOT dependent on anyone. And as if by accident, Voennaya Mysl in its December 2025 issue writes precisely about it:

Operational Provision of Geospatial Information For Ground Forces of Russian Federation Utilizing Mobile Digital Photogrammetric Stations. And guess what--I circled the list of Russia's combat networks in use. 

That's is also communications and they all are Russian-made. In general, the average YT "military expert" will not understand how combat communications networks are built and how Russian Army is the ONLY army in world which conducts massive combined arms war in netcentric paradigm. But, of course, my good friend Lt. Colonel Oleg Shalandin with whom we'll have a podcast next week, and who happened to be not only combat veteran but also communications officer with serious degree precisely in this, these "experts" from You Tube would shit their pants discussing things of REAL war, because they will be immediately exposed as frauds. So, let's leave it at that and for those who still have doubts--Russian military is fully independent of Starlink. It is also the ONLY military in the world which can make Starlink disappear. But let's hope we will not get there.