They Say The Second ...

 ... F-15 was shot down. Here are some visuals ... I don't know which--the first or the second. 

Yes, those air-defense sandals. 

Mopping Up ...

 ... Volchansk Cauldron with Azov Nazis in it--darlings of Europeans and Washington. 

Some of them try to escape with stories that they are not really combatants. Not gonna help--all of them will be exterminated. Here are some visuals from there (in Russian--Russian storm troopers explain) with FABs raining on positions of those animals. 

Hiding in forest strips is not going to help. All will be wiped out. 

To Those Who Still ...

 ... cannot grasp the scope of what is happening (in Russian). 

Gist: military psychologist about Kursk, how nothing could prepare to what Russian Army saw there. In one of the houses children have been executed and VSU wrote on the wall with the blood of those children: "this is how all Russian children will look like". I disagree with her on one point, SMO long ago stopped being just ideological, it is metaphysical now--it is good against evil. Modern West is evil. This cannot be denied anymore. 

Meanwhile, taking out rolling stock continues. Locomotives are burning. This one is on Kiev-Nikolaev route. 

The US servicemen debunk Hegseth's BS about US evicted from  the Middle East. 

"These are not 'squirters' getting through," the service member added, referencing language used by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the deadly March 1 attack on Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six U.S. troops. "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed."

Here is the problem--Hegseth wouldn't be allowed to command squad in Russian Army. He is a humanities dumbed down ROTC product who has no clue. But then again, Pentagon never had one. France begins now to experience some shortages with fuel at gas stations. It will spread. 

Continental Warfare ...

 ... is based on the memory of war. The US doesn't have any--it is just the fact of life. 

Total "Victory" Over Iran ...

 ... in La-La Land POTUS and his sycophants reside in. 

Consequences are already here, no matter how they manipulate the market. In related news ... 

Italy should resume purchases of Russian gas after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini said in an interview with IS Vesti and TASS. "When the conflict ends, of course, yes; The numbers speak for themselves. Just look at the current costs, as well as the costs of two-, three-, four- or five years ago," he said. The Deputy Prime Minister advocated a diplomatic settlement of the conflict and negotiations instead of arms supplies. After its completion, according to Salvini, Italy should restore economic, trade and cultural ties with Russia.

In related news, Alexandr Novak thinks it is a bad idea;) Europe made her choice, now consequences come. 

I Told You So.

Russia breaking the blockade around North Korea will accelerate the process. Already did. 

Under Kim Jong-un, North Korea is experiencing a "boom" – new shopping centers, resorts, and stores are opening across the country, and the authorities are encouraging consumption, according to Reuters. Over the past decade, imports of massage equipment from China have increased 40-fold, while supplies of treadmills have increased by more than 600%. The country is also importing pianos and amusement park rides with bumper cars. According to Reuters, this consumer boom is affecting shopping centers, beach resorts, and ski resorts throughout North Korea.

Forestalling possible objections from people who love Juche ideas from afar--there is nothing wrong with consumption when it is in moderation. There is nothing wrong in cappuccinos, decent cars or air conditioners, same goes for nice clothes and the choice of meats. For the country which survived horrors of famine in 2000s this is not only good, it is healthy. Now that Russia broke the blockade things accelerate dramatically. Good for N. Koreans, long time coming. 

Ian Proud and Yours Truly ...

 ... yesterday.