Guys, anyone can provide translation to this?
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Glenn Diesen and Chas Freeman.
A very good explanation of the situation with this whole mess by Ambassador Freeman.
Chas Freeman knows the area extremely well. Now to forestall some idiotic comments to the effect that--you see, Russia, you cannot trust the US. I repeat again, Russians are extremely well aware that any agreement with the US is not worth the paper it is written on. All those "negotiations" are merely for negotiations' sake. Per weapons, Esteemed Ambassador, US weapons HAD been tarnished. And not in Iran. Iran, though, already confirmed what we know--US has no functional real air defense. Per Republic--it is long dead.
Say What?
Even first 24 hours have demonstrated the impotence of US-Israeli so called air defense. And that is why it is funny to read such headlines.
US forces are locked in air-defense battles, fending off attacks on American bases amid the fighting with Iran, official says
The piece is written by the guy with a telling name Jake Epstein. Here is a couple of "arrivals" in Tel-Aviv.
But it is clear that this is just a warmup, because equal attention is being paid to Arab vassal states and we just have to wait and see. But on this picture it is clearly visible that any truly high-velocity warhead is beyond the capability of anything in West's arsenal.
Trump And His Masters.
Before I post here my video, for faint hearted--this is how they "fight". 160 Iranian young girls killed in their school. Collateral damage they will say.
US has no sovereignty--nation is completely controlled by Israel.
Bahrain and US bases there are getting it, badly--where is vaunted US air "defense"? Here is how one of the Bahrain buildings where US personnel has been stationed looks like now.
Air raids all over Middle East.
Friday, February 27, 2026
Just FYI.
In order to keep the hand on the pulse of events.
Israel launched what it called a “preemptive strike” against Iran Saturday morning, according to Defense Minister Israel Katz, as a state of emergency was declared across the country. The government declared the state of emergency because of the expectation of Iranian retaliation with drones and ballistic missiles.
Some visuals.
Donnie, fetch your master's stick.
Didn't Post ...
... porn in a while, so--here it is. Obviously, the choice of music sucks (should have been Pink Floyd, Yes or Jethro Tull) but still ...
It was always more than just a stunning sound quality, it was an aesthetic thing, a genius in industrial design.
Something About Informational Hygiene.
I know many people today, due to a development of translation tools, browse all kinds of Russian media and Telegram Channels. It is normal, what is not normal is what I stress constantly and it is the fact that majority of Russian media and TG channels are working against Russia. It comes with the territory and overwhelming majority of those people such as Rybar, Podolyaka, Alekhin, Romanov, all kinds of other "military experts" are either direct intel or shadow assets of 404. Many are nothing more than shysters who collect donations "for the front" and then enrich themselves and those who cover their asses at a middle level of Russia's media-political class.
Here is a freshest example:
MOSCOW, Feb 27 — RIA Novosti. The Tverskoy Court of Moscow sent the founder of the Readovka publication, Alexei Kostylev, to a pre-trial detention center on suspicion of embezzling more than one billion rubles from the Ministry of Defense, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the courtroom. "The petition of the investigation to satisfy, elect Kostylev a measure of restraint in the form of detention for a period until April 25," Judge Anna Bazhenova announced the decision. He is charged with non-fulfillment of obligations under state contracts. According to the investigation, Kostylev signed a contract for several billion rubles for the supply of UAVs.
Here is some interesting bit of this dude's background:
The biography of Alexei Kostylev began on April 27, 1985 in the city of Roslavl, Smolensk region. After school, the young man received a higher education at the philological faculty of Smolensk State University, tried his hand at poetry, and was a member of literary communities. He moved to St. Petersburg for a while, but then returned to his hometown.
Get it? He obviously possesses all kinds of "qualifications" to report on ... criminal chronicles, lingerie of celebrities, cool gadgets and movies. But, look at this!
In April 2022, the editors of Readovka announced that they would not publish Dmitry Peskov's comments, calling them "demotivating and do not reflect the real picture of what is happening now in Ukraine and Russia," and called on other media to do the same.
Russian justice system works slowly but relentlessly and about a year ago (give and take) the laws on discrediting of Russian Armed Forces started to be applied. And this all is a mounting evidence that a strategic decision has been made in regards to the fate of 404 but those so called "independent" media (aka voenkurwy) who for four years have been engaged openly in VSU/GUR/SBU propaganda and who have been trying to reach out to Western audiences such as DDG inviting a scumbag and military amateur Rybar, because their audience asked for him. Well, Rybar is a shadow asset of 404 and is no military expert since has no clue about warfare, he hasn't been taught that while getting his diploma of military interpreter. And the list goes on, and on, and on. And so, number of those people already received the status of "foreign agent", one, such as ugly psycho Montyan, got slapped with the status of "terrorist and extremist" and is now spending her days mostly in court's hearings. And it seems that Kremlin had enough of these scumbags.
There is enough material to charge them with a variety of crimes and, many, being thieves, will not be charged with infocrimes, nope, like Al Capone they will be imprisoned based on tax and other economic crimes, which is enough to get them behind bars for a long time. Russian state and judicial systems are very humane, and often give you one or two chances to recover and do the right thing. But at some point of time even this system has enough and throws the book at you. But keep in mind, the number of real military professionals with serious tactical and operational experience, senior officers, with extremely serious academic background is very small in media sphere, including TG channels. The rest of it is primarily pseudo-military BS and outright 404 propaganda, which was pushed early in SMO by Russian media. Ranging from Solovyov, to Skabeeva to other "talk shows", to RT filled with military frauds. Now they feel the pinch. Good. Info hygiene is critical in times of war and especially without knowing the actual background of all those "alternative media" filled with clueless bimbos and ass-holes who wouldn't know shit from shinola but who are "military experts" all the same. Today, another one bites the dust. More is coming.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Ain't This Ironic, Eh?
Yes, this is what normal civilized people do.
HELSINKI, February 27. /TASS/. Russian icebreakers are providing assistance to several cargo ships stuck in the ice in the Gulf of Finland and in the territorial waters of Finland. This was reported by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. According to the agency, Finnish ships "are being assisted in the framework of international cooperation with Russian icebreakers" in accordance with the usual winter practice of navigation. Also, at the specific request of the agency, the Russian icebreaker can provide assistance to a cargo ship in the territorial waters of Finland.
Yes, this was supposed to be Europe of normal people. Not anymore. Western ruling class has something else in store for Europeans. Here is the news of a similar nature but ...
The icebreaker “Neuwerk” was moved from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea to clear a channel to the frozen LNG terminal in the port of Mukran. Now, the “Neuwerk” has broken down due to a technical defect, causing the critical bottleneck to reappear. As a result, the LNG tanker “Minerva Amorgos” is still unable to dock at the terminal, as the channel to the port of Mukran remains impassable due to a thick layer of ice. The LNG tanker has been waiting in the ice-free zone in front of the LNG terminal for more than a week.
Here is the map of Baltic Sea's ice situation from a few days ago.
A heavy freeze in the Gulf of Finland forces Russia to move two icebreakers, among them the nuclear-powered Sibir, away from Arctic waters. On February 12, the Sibir entered Norwegian waters and subsequently sailed southwards on a course for St. Petersburg. In its wake followed the diesel-engined icebreaker Murmansk. It is freezing cold midwinter and the sea ice lies thick and heavy over Arctic waters. Ships are struggling to reach their destinations along Russia’s northernmost coasts. Nevertheless, Russia is redirecting a powerful nuclear icebreaker from the Arctic to the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland. Only a few days ago, the icebreaker was busy with icebreaking in the Gulf of Ob and Kara Sea. For most of January it was engaged in escorting a convoy of vessels to and from the east Arctic settlement of Pevek. On February 18, the Sibir arrived in St. Petersburg, where it immediately engaged in assisting ice-trapped vessels.
This is a great point for Russia's ice-breakers ship-builders and only buttresses Russia's "more is better" ice-breaking ideology. That is why coming of this:
Creates a panic today:
NATO's falling behind in the race to build icebreakers, critical tools for a war in the Arctic.
And for those who still need a reminder:
Speaking at the 6th International Arctic Forum, Likhachev said: "The volume of cargo has already amounted to tens of millions of tonnes with last year's record of nearly 38 million tonnes. Our northern deposits developers tell us to be prepared for hundreds of millions of tonnes ... now we need 11 icebreakers, which we already have (including eight nuclear icebreakers). We must move on to the next stage and plan 100 and 150 million tonnes and 15 to 17 icebreakers instead of 10 or 11. Therefore, we must construct them."
Do you see the pattern emerging? Recall--ah, hypersonic weapons are overrated. Ah, global warning will melt the ice soon. Ah ... That's what happens when your societies are run by lawyers, politicians with "degrees" in journalism and political "science", you know, by those know-it-alls who are dumb as stumps and have "egos larger than cathedral"(c). Hey, look at this guy.
Yes, this is American general. And here is another clown:
You cannot explain to him what REAL integrated and networked air defense is. Remember closing sequence of first Matrix? It is all about OODA loop and the speed of decisions, their frequency which defines how you defeat an enemy.
But yes, Ben Hodges needs to stay the hell away from AC in any transportation, because ... well, you know.
"history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce"(c) Karl Marx.
I Reiterate.
Amrit wrote excellent post on China in previous discussion board, but here is OPEC data which shows one of a number of vulnerabilities for China's massive industry. And that has a direct impact on China's posture.
It also explains why Europe is not a superpower combined, forget about viewed separately as nations, and why energy is foundation of everything. Thermodynamics is at play here. Hence a precarious position of China.
Say It Ain't So.
And then they began to suspect that something is wrong.
Ukraine has been putting up valiant resistance, but its determination cannot disguise the fact that it is losing the war. Russia controls a large swath of Ukrainian territory, and Kyiv has little chance of dislodging it, as Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive in 2023 demonstrated. To be sure, recent Russian gains have come very slowly and at significant cost; over the last three years, Russia has taken a mere one percent of additional Ukrainian territory. But that does not change the reality that Russia now holds almost a fifth of the land within Ukraine’s 1991 borders—or that Russia’s greater resources and population mean that Moscow can fight on for years to come. Overcoming those Russian advantages and clawing back lost land on the battlefield would require time and investment that Ukraine doesn’t have. Current circumstances are therefore pushing Kyiv toward a compromise peace—one that will necessarily include the surrender of Ukrainian territory.
Maybe it has to be reminded that it is NOT Ukraine, it is NATO, and it is not losing but already lost the war, which has never been about territorial conquest. It was about elimination of the threat--a euphemism for, however horrendous, physical extermination of 404 mobilizational potential, that is to say--male population which could be used further as a cannon fodder in West's desperate attempts to "defeat" Russia.
Of course, we cannot overlook the fact that Russia not only will finish liberation of her occupied territories, but Russian troops are very deep in Kharkov, Sumy and Dnepropetrovsk oblasts of 404. And that 404 is ...
Yep, highway to hell. So, the only thing left for the West is terrorism and sabotage. Such as yet another attempt to put IED under the car of one Russian military official. FSB was there to do what FSB does.
This will continue but there are institutions and protocols in place which will continue to deal with this issue. Per my today's video, which should be up shortly, there will be some unpleasant things in it, but then again--consider my social circle which includes many senior officers of Russian military whose professional opinions I know very well and what I say in my video re: China it is not only the opinion of WaPo opinion piece but of many Russian top level military professionals. But then again, I write about it for many years.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Larry Makes Good Points.
In his latest post titled: Understanding Why General Caine Cannot Guarantee a Slam-Dunk Success if the US Attacks Iran. The issue here is not just geography, however important, but also the idea of Pentagon on how to conduct SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defense). Even before China delivering her radar to Iran, during the 12-day exchange between Iran and Israel, IAF was rather "surprised" when one of Iran's radar "locked on" Israeli F-35. And here is the issue which many MUST understand--"stealth" myth is just that. In normal human parlance it is called "reduction of physical fields" of the platform or weapon and professionally is known as LO--low observability and even at that it totally depends on the rakurs (in Russian) which is essentially an angle to target where its LO diminishes radically once the frontal semisphere angles itself away from the source of radiation (radar). Add here modern advanced signal processing and voila'. In other words, your "stealth" counts for very little against serious modern and well-trained air defense. As USAF F-117 "stealth" bombers learned the hard-way during the aggression against Yugoslavia in 1999. 27 years passed since then.
I remind you that Iran has this:
This is Russian Over-The-Horizon (OTH) radar Resonanse (the range of 1,000 km), which Iran operates. This thing doesn't care if you have stealth, double or quadruple stealth. You will be seen and targeting data will be distributed to tactical AD units. Then, Iran has its own OTH. Here is the approximate coverage of Iran's OTH.
And then there is Russian ISR which combined with China's Early Warning gives Iran a good time to prepare in case of a traditional first strike, primarily by stand-off weapons--yes, TLAMs and JASSMs. And here comes this critical issue--how deep are US stores and what are the chances that the US may lose a very expensive and reputation-heavy asset? The answer is known--those chances are very high while US stores for sustaining SEAD are not deep enough. Recall 1999 again, by the 50th-60th day of bombing the US started to run out of stand-off weapons. Comparison is not only inevitable but warranted.
Serbia: area-88,000 sq.km. Population around 6.5 million. Older AD.
Iran: area 1,650,000 sq. km. Population 92.5 million. Modern air defense with combat experience. Support of allies. Critical strategic geographic location. A variety of strike means ranging from the ballistic to cruise missiles. Modern Electronic Warfare means.
Feel the difference? Yep, that's the difference. So, what's the plan? As always it is the same, as I repeat ad nauseam, hurl everything US got at Iran and then try to destabilize her from within. Regime Change trick. Always the same. Recall 2023 "counter-offensive" and instigation of Wagner mutiny. So, very few options for the US other than try to "shock and awe" the country which is in no mood to compromise and has wherewithal to stand her ground and shoot back. Iranians know what Patriots and THAAD's "capabilities" are--they are not impressed. Iranians are good engineers and better mathematicians, they know Operational Planning. So, here we are.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
UK and France Want To Play ...
... dangerous games. Of course, they deny it now, but SVR doesn't make light statements. Medvedev explains and I elaborate a bit on what Russia can do for warmup if the diabolic plan gets executed. But western ruling class is so mired in war crimes, pedophilia, down right Satanism that they will do anything to stay in power. No worries, French will elect some other pervert in place of Macron--they have plenty to choose from. UK is different somewhat, that is why Starmer is soiling his pants, because Buckingham Palace gave the green light. Not out of morality, but to control the damage. But at least they are arresting pedophiles there. Some of them.
Monday, February 23, 2026
You All Saw ...
... by now Kaja Kallas' X-Rays. I merely remind you.
But on a more serious note. Here are HQs and Command Post of one of the brigades (36th) of the Russian Army.
Brigade is a highest tactical level and is before operational-tactical one, which starts with the division. One of the astonishing achievements of SMO was what could only be described a Dynamic Form of Organization Of Troops (Command and Control structure) where suddenly a traditional TOE of the units doesn't matter, since it becomes very fluid and could transform itself in real time depending on combat tasks. In other words classic field/combat manuals change on the fly and, as experience of SMO tells--there could be companies which can grow in strength to a battalion size/firepower, or brigades literally disassemble and reassemble into something else altogether on the fly. Russian military thinkers have been writing about it for years. The latest one from January, 2026 issue of Voennaya Mysl' (Military Thought).
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Sunday, February 22, 2026
I Don't Have A Cat ...
... but that is what "peace and calm" look today for anyone in the line of military-political analysis)) Global events being played by the cat.
He Also Promised $2,000 ...
... to all working families in the US. He also forgot about it.
Trump can't remember whether he 'obliterated' Iran's nukes. President Donald Trump has been warning Iran for weeks that an American "armada" of warships was on the way, trying to leverage the threat of military strikes into a deal for Iran to abandon its quest for nuclear weapons. Trump casts the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran as a threat to the Middle East. He's probably right about that. But Trump also insists that his last military strikes on Iran, eight months ago, "obliterated" the country's nuclear program. And his White House team denounced as "fake news" reports that the June strikes on three sites only set back Iran's nuclear program "by a few months." Just this past week, Trump twice spoke of Iran's nuclear program as a thing of the past, while also threatening new military strikes to destroy what he claims to have already destroyed. Which Trump are we supposed to believe here? And – yes – I think not believing either version is an option. The president used his Feb. 19 introductory speech at the first meeting of his ironically named new "Board of Peace" to brag about America's "magnificent" B-2 bombers, which were used in the June 21 strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. "It went into Iran and it totally decimated the nuclear potential," Trump said of the bombers. "When it decimated that, all of a sudden, we had peace in the Middle East."
Correct, as much as I abhor US MSM, the claim here is correct--DJT boasted about "obliterating" Iran's "nuclear program". So, what is it then? Well, it doesn't matter--Donnie is Israel's puppet and will do as his donors tell him. He probably is in the last stages of convulsions akin to a caught fish fresh out of the water before being gutted and thrown into the fish soup, but he has no choice in the matter.
So, the die is cast, it seems and the algorithm of the whole clusterfuck there is the same--EW, hurling every stand-off weapon at US disposal in the area at Iran and, traditionally, activating US useful idiots in the area (such as Kurds and fifth column) in an effort to topple "regime". BTDT, many times. Now, back to actual events, June, 2025. Vladimir Putin verbatim.
"You know, we once offered our Iranian friends to work in the field of air defense systems. The partners did not show much interest then, and that's all. As for the agreement you mentioned, on the strategic partnership [between the Russian Federation and Iran], there are no articles related to the defense sector. This is the second point. And thirdly, our Iranian friends are not asking for this. Because there is practically nothing to discuss," Putin said.
Correct, Tehran liberal "elite" is a mirror image of any pro-Western factions anywhere, in terms of their foreign interests and "belief" that one can "negotiate". It is a long story, but Russia and China have been delivering things to Iran, ranging from combat aircraft to radar, but the only thing which is left for all of us is to wait and see. Per this:
If this is 40-50% of all US air power, I have bad news for fanboys--not enough for any REAL action other than, indeed, hurling everything at whatever the reconned Iranian AD is and hoping for effect. US never conducted real SEAD other than bombing the crap out of mighty Iraqi AD. In Vietnam, that didn't work out that well. To put it mildly. Hoping, of course, against all hope, that DJT will find at least a rudimentary backbone, but with Epstein Files dominating alternative media agenda and his Israeli masters having him cornered--he will perform TACO and will strike Iran. In related news, I heard Mexico offers great discounts for her resorts. Hm ...
"Peaceful" Ground Troops And ...
... projecting. Why helicopters now are part of the front-line air defense in SMO--because they are very effective. Iran's Mi-28s. Bortnikov about UK.
Air Defense Drone Yolka ...
... in action over Belgorod. Destroying one of the 404 drones.
Yolka (Елка) in Russian is a pine tree. The time between development and tests of the new weapon systems and their introduction to the units has been compressed tremendously. This is one of the demonstrations with Yolka.
About Starlink.
In SMO. A reminder. In order for you to enter the radio-communications room either on the ship or say command post of battalion level, you have to have Top Secret and even Special Significance clearance to even enter there.
This, of course, is unknown to most YouTube "military experts", who never have been around any serious C2 structures and whose technical and command horizon is, at best, that of a grunt. That is why they didn't understand that C4 is an extremely complex elaborate system of communications networks NONE of which has anything to do with Starlink. Here is one such element, among very many others, of satcomms of Russian military, but do not try to explain it to a crowd of military shysters who never "graduated" beyond the visuals of R-187 Azart (excellent radio for lower tactical level--squad, platoon) without even knowing its full potential.
In terms of higher tactical-operational level comms these info-shysters have no clue, including a variety of systems, from satellites' based to an elaborate system of retranslators, including based on drones, to a system of comms based on such satellite constellation as Kupol of SPRN capable of controlling Russia's nuclear forces. Not to mention communication networks for strategic missile submarines on patrol. That is why these creeps couldn't wrap their brains around the fact that Russian military is NOT dependent on any Starlink.
Saturday, February 21, 2026
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.
Friday, February 20, 2026
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.
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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.
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.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
"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.
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.
Don't live in Idiocracy))
Monday, February 16, 2026
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.
Sunday, February 15, 2026
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.
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 ...
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.
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