Reminder About Kramatorsk-Slavyansk.

As I repeat ad nauseam--it doesn't take a military genius to understand that Konstantinovka is a key to Slavyansk-Kramatorsk defensive area (ukrepraion). 

Once Konstantinovka-Druzhkovka area is liberated, things begin to collapse all over the place. Here are some fresh news from the area:

Russian Army now is deep in Konstantinovka and has it in operational cauldron. 

And now some very bad news for NATO. The task of a dramatic ramping up of production of bombs with UMPK has been issued for Russian military-industrial complex and it will be completed. That means, additional 20,000-24,000 bombs with UMPK. Such as this lovely FAB-3000 visiting the position of temporary deployment (GDL) of VSU. 

Meanwhile, Russian Air Force (remember? Drab, unskilled, shot down et al.) Continues to make sure that no threat from the air materializes and that proper targets are hit on the ground. 

This video was shot by Weps guy from SU-30SM. 

Somebody To Love ...

 ... what is ironic is that many US Vietnam War songs are used by Russians, sometimes "reimagined", to show a bloody essence of what US (and Europe) has started in 404. The only song which will not be applied in terms of sense (only as a symbol) is Fortunate Son. Russians do not need to be drafted--they volunteer. In this case, any sons of Russian "elite" who do not--it doesn't matter, their numbers are infinitesimally small. 

This is Konstantinovka--the lower jaw (spiraled in red) which will close on whatever tens of thousands of 404 troops in Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration. 

There is a lot of other things happening right now, but we need to be patient. 

In Continuation Of The CBS' Interview ...

 ... with American soldiers and how real war looks like. As you know, Konstantinovka is now in focus of Russian Army's operations and here is how real war looks like with the enemy UNLIKE whatever resistance force US forces encountered, say in Fallujah. 

This footage is from 404 drone no less, and I have news for Pentagon's generals who would want to draw parallels, VSU is not Saddam's so called army and Iraqi paramilitaries. Two radically different wars in scale, intensity and technology. 

Meanwhile, in UK. 

The Royal Navy has not seized any sanctioned Russian tankers because the Government fears it would breach international law. Vladimir Putin’s shadow fleet has been allowed to pass through the English Channel despite Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge, a fortnight ago, to “go after” the ships. Since The Telegraph revealed on Wednesday that Putin had sent a warship to escort sanctioned vessels through the Channel, there have been mounting questions over the Government’s failure to stop Russian ships. Now it can be revealed that Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, has given legal advice about how the ships could be tackled in British territorial waters to prevent the flow of sanctioned oil to Russia’s allies. Under his advice, ships can be boarded by special forces and officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA), but no such operations have taken place because of concerns about breaching international maritime law, which sets a high legal bar for a state to board a foreign vessel.

You see, International Law applies ONLY when you have power. And what many people still do not understand that Russians do not do grandiose gestures--they simply liberate towns and cities, they deploy navy for escorts et al. But, of course, it is not about International Law, it is about guns and missiles and marines these Russian ships carry and can prevent any attempts on boarding any tankers under Russian Navy's escort. See how it works? As The Telegraph continues:

Russia’s latest maritime interference will raise further concerns about the state of the Royal Navy, which is awaiting the outcome of the Government’s long-delayed Defence Investment Plan. Mr Healey said the plan would be published as soon as possible. There have been reports of last-minute wrangling with the Treasury over defence funding. A government source said: “The Attorney General has been working alongside the Defence Secretary to step up action against Russian shadow fleet activity. “They both recently convened representatives from Joint Expeditionary Force ally nations to discuss the legal framework for military action.”

Interference, they say. Well, I have news for UK Defense "ministry", UK cannot afford real Navy no matter the size of "investment" because even if to imagine that this "investment" exists, the Royal Navy's capabilities will still be puny compared to those of Russian Navy. In legal terms--any attack on Russian naval ship is casus belli and will mean the end of the Royal Navy as such, for warm up. But yes, they will huff and puff, good luck with that. Choose your own league. 

About "Mushroom Clouds".

 Here is FAB-3000 in Konstantinovka a few days ago. 

This is one and a half ton of high explosives delivered exactly at the assembly point (point of temporary assembly--PVD) in Konstantinovka. Mushroom cloud and as always Russian Army WILL NOT include highly likely a large number of KIAs and WIAs of VSU in its report. Maybe later, when what's left from that unit will be counted once Konstantinovka is liberated. 

To Illustrate ...

... a bit what is going on--from Marat. This is how radical increase in operational tempo looks like. Just one of the operational axis among many others.

This is Konstantinovka. The only analogy to all that is this:

The only difference is that Russian spiked crusher can also move. Note: NATO militaries will learn nothing, as always, because they "studied" fairy tales provided to them by 404's GUR and VSU. I know who those "strategists" are--they are not strategists, they have no clue. Good story-tellers, though.