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Thursday, May 7, 2026
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Per Haaretz.
I know, I know--they are left wing and generally are critical of war criminal in Tel Aviv. But a few days back an interesting opinion piece came out there.
Netanyahu Will Go, but the State Will Die With Him
The title is absolutely correct and the state of Israel is no more as we know it. Because the article is behind the paywall, I put here some jpegs. Especially with May 9th coming.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Here Is An Example ...
... of combat "training" and attitude "adjustment" procedure in VSU for a guy who prior to to be "volunteered" into 15th Independent Motor-rifle Brigade of VSU was very enthusiastic about killing "rusnya".
Odessa Today.
It is difficult to explain to some dude from British Special Boat Service or Sir Radakin (or any graduate whatever the vocational schools for retards UK military academies are today, the times when they graduated worthy professionals are long over) that you cannot hide. Here is Odessa today and 404 morons and their trainers (in this case some gun boat and, likely, USV launch platform) doing what they do best--hiding behind civilians.
Meanwhile in Iran ...
... today, at the square Engelab (Revolution) in Tehran.
This is what they sing:
Oh Iran, precious land.
Oh your land — an inexhaustible source of inspiration
Let the forces of evil be far from you,
But you remain immortal.
Oh enemy, if you are of stone, then I am of iron,
Let my life be sacrificed for my homeland.
Your love is my calling,
My thoughts are always with you.
What are we compared to you?
May our Iranian land be eternal.
Yep, that's how it goes. What is highlighted in yellow is beyond the grasp of Ivy League graduates. In related news:
The names of the fallen heroes:
Senior Lieutenant Nikita Sergeevich Podoroga, born on April 10, 1998;
Senior Midshipman Zair Kazimovich Akhmedov, born on May 21, 1984;
Senior Midshipman Vasily Yurievich Makhovsky, born on April 17, 1986;
Senior Midshipman Artem Nikolayevich Sheverdinov, born on August 21, 1989;
Senior Midshipman Alexander Vladimirovich Sityukov, born on July 18, 1993;
Midshipman Yuriy Yurievich Kalita, born on March 5, 1988;
Midshipman Andrey Olegovich Kovtunov, born on February 14, 1991;
Midshipman Vladislav Ivanovich Turkin, born on July 20, 1998.
Reinforced Defense of the Border is a standard procedure--they get officers to "accompany" what otherwise is an NCO command. My classmate commanded (CO of Novorossiysk Brigade, Captain First Rank). This is the cutter that went on the eternal patrol ...
Sokol (Falkon)-class patrol boat.
Some Tactical Thingy.
This is for those fanboys who continue to imagine the war in terms of drones.
And this:
And here is what they say:
🔥 The tankers of "Vostok" broke through the enemy's defenses on the Zaporizhia direction — a complex network of Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the area of Verkhniaya Tersa fell, reports our correspondent Anna Tsepaeva. Tanks are no longer a ram, but a high-precision tool — they operate from concealed firing positions in close contact with drone operators. This is more complicated than direct aiming, so the preparation of each position begins long before the start of combat duty. 💥The tankers have to repel attacks every meter of the way. For the crew of the "Aza" tank — named after its commander — enemy kamikaze drones have long ceased to be a critical threat. Often, the crew operates as a living shield and distracts the main forces of the enemy. "Kamikazes" are no longer relevant for the tank. We have very good armor, we hardly feel them. I counted 22 "EFPs" on my tank. We reached the task, completed it, and even returned. We take all the fire on ourselves," — shared the commander.
Tanks can take now drone strikes and, indeed, begin to work as a shield for advancing infantry, thus effectively "resetting" tank warfare to its original purpose but under new technological conditions. How? Well, you have to be Russian tank both in protection, weapons and, most importantly, crews.



