Dutch intelligence sounds about the same way as Irish Tacos, and the only issue which remains is when (not "if") EU will drop the drab mask of "democracy" and will turn itself into the full blown totalitarian concentration camp. Fact is, in many respects modern Europe is reminiscent of 404, with a twist, of course--it still has some ancient ruins and covers itself with a holes-ridden shroud of sophistication. But the grim future for Europe is set now.
Consider these cretins from European Union for Security Studies.
You cannot fix them. This is what fraudulent West's "edukaishn" produces, even among people who are supposed to have at least some relation with actual statistics and even military. Not this bunch, read their sinecure abusing BS backgrounds inside the report. Europe is brain dead.
Meanwhile, Russia continues to run out of missiles, with the latest wave (last night) comprising (apart from hundreds Geraniums) of 100+ of all kinds of 3M14 Kalibrs, X-101s, evidently some Kinzhals visited various 404 locations. Here is Ternopl' enjoying the fireworks. Sounds like X-101. Also, whenever you see those bursts of AD missiles--this is Patriot which tries to shoot at something hoping that its ersatz "multichannel" guidance through missile(s) may somehow increase its chances of survival--it cannot.
Meanwhile, even 404 sources are showing a sort of hell for their troops in Volchansk.
So, this is where we are and Russia's plans on 404 begin to look more definitive. So goes for the US plans, which, as history has it, I was preaching from the very start of SMO, and even earlier.
... react in the last 72 hours by launching more than 1,100 drones at Russia. The result was, well--you can observe yourself how "effective" Kiev's AD is. Mind you, Kiev is the best place in 404 (and Europe) in terms of AD, NATO AD. Here is how Antonov's plant finally left the chat--Geraniums and Iskanders.
You can also observe the death of one of (likely) Patriots in Kiev and those glorious misses of AD which are more dangerous to ukie civilians than to incoming.
This explains why I am in awe from this ACE (Agile Combat Employment) by the USAF which wants to defend those airfields with ... SHORAD. It is a joke, a bad one. In general, 404 had a lovely fireworks night.
... and no, this is not Synth Temple, it is ... Synth Heaven. How I condemn myself for not listening to my mom and not getting myself into the music school. But nooo, I better go to boxing and bust my left nostril, noo--I better get to naval academy and study how to kill shitload of people. "I could have been a contender, I could have been somebody"(c) LOL. I envy people who can do this ...
... explains how US "military aid" to 404 ends up on the black market (in Polish). Whatever you say, but many Polish women are just gorgeous, some are drop dead gorgeous. Per aid--Europe, get ready--most of it will be used in Europe.
Combined West IS what is shown here. Some more, some less. That's Europe. And here is an observation from Patrick Armstrong where he arrives to the conclusion that visceral hatred of Russia is organic to Anglos. He bases his conclusion on the historic evidence from the Crimean War.
The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and glass structure which was erected in Hyde Park in London to house the 1851 Great Exhibition, a forerunner of international Expo events, which would serve as a place to showcase the achievements of participant nations. The Queen opened this 1851 exhibition, emphasizing that it was above all a “peace festival” intended to promote friendly competition between nations. But as Alan Palmer noted:
But Victoria and (prince) Albert were out of touch with the public mood, for the thousands who flocked to Crystal palace delighted in specifically British achievements and were content to cast curious glances of patronizing approval on what had come from overseas…
The exhibition was also marked with growing Russophobia, which was spurred by Tories and Whig businessmen who deplored the incursion of Russian traders into the areas which Britain considered her traditional markets, specifically in the Far East and Eastern Mediterranean, among others. In the end, British suspicions and displeasures with Russia, sublimations of their imperial policies, resulted in the Crimean War, which initiated a sequence of events which inextricably contributed to the Russian revolution and influenced the outcome of World War II—a defining event of both the 20th and to a large degree the early 21st centuries.
It was always there. It merely went to Eleven after WW II with USSR emerging as the superpower while Britain losing her empire and finding herself reduced to the America's vassal state. Today, UK is fast becoming a third world country and is confined to a small island off the western shore of Europe. With the exception of Rolls Royce and English Premier League, it is the nation which is simply insignificant in military and economic terms. They support 404 Nazis and this is only natural for the UK. Some exceptions merely confirm the rule. Per Canada--you saw everything you needed in Canada's Parliament--this is who they are as a country.
It was patently clear from the get go that the country was run by a cabal of power hungry criminals not by incapacitated and mentally feeble Joe. It was his wife and a group of sociopaths such as Blinken and Sullivan. The question now, though, is--what are you going to do about this, Donnie? Post more tweets on your social network? It was a treason, we saw it miles away.
Now to a more pressing issue--cope harder, morons. A piece in Bloomberg by two ukrops. The same contingent that "advised" Pentagon on VSU "winning".
Yes, in fact--404 is about to undertake a major offensive towards Vladivostok and Khabarovsk. Just give British generals enough time to plan it. Why don't NATO ask VSU to write for it the defense concepts as was done by Erich von Manstein and other "victorious" Nazi generals after the WW II. Look how well it all worked out/s.
The training camp of VSU near the town of Shostka Sumy Region.
This is RUK (recon Strike Complex) with Iskander at work.
This tally, likely tens (if not hundred +) KIAs and shitload of wounded WILL NOT be counted by Russian Defense Ministry. Such strikes are happening every day in this form or another. So, the number of VSU's KIAs is now around 1.3-1.4 million. Reported kill ratios by Russians themselves (from frontlines) vary between 1 to 15, to 1 to 20.
It is not going to do you any good when you face this:
Now, it is not a secret--the "performance" of the NATO air defense systems in 404 is shocking (it is also shocking in Israel). It is shocking due to its manifest ineffectiveness and inadequacy for the modern battlefield. A lot (as Larry beautifully put it today), a big tube of lipstick is required. So, neocon central, against the background of the gap in kinetic stand-off weapons and AD systems between Russia and the US widening, decided to announce some "good news".
LOL, let me explain something here--we wouldn't expect from creeps from Newsweek rag to have an idea--but the amount of bovine excrement in Raytheon's own Jon Norman statement is through the roof.
1. United States DOES NOT have real simulator of hypersonic weapon. What is "sold" to the bunch of morons with journo degrees from Ivy League about "simulation" is a horseshit about classic ballistic somehow "emulating" hypersonic weapons merely on the fact that all Intercontinental, Intermediate or even most operational-tactical ballistic missiles reach speeds above M=5 on their boost phase. US has nothing, not even close, similar to Avangard, Kinzhal, let alone 3M22.
2. The US doesn't have and will not have any kinetic means to hit hypersonic weapon any time soon. Bringing up in the conversation lame Iron Dome, not to speak of ALL Raytheon's (and Boeing's) "Israeled" products which failed miserably in Israel, is a first sign of not only of BS being sold yet again, but a dead-end of development of real hypersonic weapons, not to speak about real anti-hypersonic interceptors.
3. And here is a give away: Regarding its hypersonic defense capability, Norman claimed that the upgraded radar can now detect what he called "very small targets" when a missile's booster separates from its warhead after launch. "We can hit it before it starts maneuvering," he told Breaking Defense. (c) This is a tacit admission of what I speak about ad nauseam--they cannot detect, track and develop firing solution for their arquebuses and can only "detect" separation of the booster. LOL.
In related news, all radar of Russia's AD systems such as S-400, S-500, S-300V4, S-550, all, without exception, are capable of detecting, tracking, developing firing solutions and HITTING hypersonic targets both in tests and, actually, a little engine that ... or rather little Tor-M2, a close zone AD (company, battalion) scored a shitload of hits on all kinds of 404 ballistic missiles, such as Tochka-U, which reaches the target with velocities slightly above M-5. The capability gap between Russia and the US is colossal and, likely, is not going to be closed. For that, the US can also thank its "imported" Wehrmacht and SS component which "worked" for TRADOC in the capacity of operations' specialists and who sold to NATO a shitload of fairy tales and outright BS about Eastern Front and then laid the foundation for discredited Air-Land Battle, which prevented Pentagon and a bunch of US "historians" and "thinkers" from studying real warfare and developing what ANY serious martial arts course starts with: development of defense, all kinds of blocks, before the student is even allowed to get to hits, kicks and strikes.
Don't come, you will be killed. But noo! They thought that Iraq and Afghanistan was the shit. Same as Wehrmacht thought that France and Low Countries will be repeated in USSR. They just don't learn, do they?
Translation:MOSCOW, May 19 — RIA Novosti.Russian military captured a group of mercenaries from the Mozart PMC in the village of Novoandreyevka in the Zaporizhia region, the coordinator of the Nikolaev underground, Sergei Lebedev, told RIA Novosti."Novoandreyevka. <...> Destruction of a company of the Mozart PMC (foreign mercenaries). <...> Enemy losses: 23 killed, seven captured (citizens of Great Britain and Canada)," the agency's source said.
Well, that's not a company, that's platoon, but still--boys didn't understand what they were getting themselves into. Meanwhile, Russians are losing so badly now that another batch of Leopards and Bradleys has been disposed of today.
Translation:Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that negotiations on a meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States are not currently underway.A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump is not currently being prepared, TASS reports.Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov answered journalists' question about the possibility of organizing talks between the two leaders."No, they are not currently being prepared," Peskov said, commenting on a potential meeting between Putin and Trump.
Meanwhile, here is Vladimir Putin's explanation (in Russian) the essence of phone call with Donnie--remove root causes, will talk seriously. If not, well, SMO continues.
Meanwhile, Russia is losing. Didn't you know? Hey, British say so.
So, you see, Putin is completely oblivious, but amateurs from what passes in UK for military and intel (and the excrement collector aka British media) know it better)) Poor, poor dears--I know, transitioning to the third world shithole hurts.
... it takes "5 hours for Russian tanks to be in Kiev", per Mr.Trump. Obviously, Donnie has a very peculiar relations with geography and with the movement of armor columns on march, but here is what's wrong with his "beautiful" assessment. For starters--here is a theoretical and shortest distance from Sumy to Kiev at which Russians theoretically can "march".
As you can see from the map "as crow flies" distance is around 300 kilometers, if to imagine that Russians attended DJT school of advanced military studies and want to cover this distance on tracks (and wheels) alone--doable, but kills motor resource of the hardware--the speed of the armor column of such nature could be, and that is a good result, on average about 25-30 kilometers per hour. So, if we take 300 kilometers and divide it by 30, we get around 10 hours. But that is theory.
If DJT wants to have an idea (of course he doesn't, he knows it all) what does it mean to move motor rifle battalion on march, here is a good primer from ... Soviet Defense Ministry on how to plan (battalion is the first tactical unit which actually has own staff) and move in column. It is in Russian, but a lot of it is understood in terms of CO Decision, planning and shit like that. Simple stuff, no math is needed for DJT.
This is BEFORE the battalion does anything with piu piu and other exciting shit. A model of moving a whole damn tank army when need be--is a 320 kilometer march (in one day this formation of 951 tanks and self-propelled guns managed to cover more than 100 km) of Pavel Rotmistrov's 5th Tank Army which engaged Hausser's panzer Corps literally on the go. Rotmistrov's army lost almost a third of its tanks during this march. Pay attention to this chapter of Hausser's life--a reason why the US Army has no idea about the war on the Eastern Front and strongly believes that it won WW II.
But I digress. So, you get the idea about what it would be to move an army size formation to Kiev. Granted Russians want to take the city of almost 3 million, which they don't--only American generals who listened to Wehrmacht and SS generals fairy tales would believe that Russians want Kiev. But I am on record--operational planning? Nah, they don't know what this is.
Meanwhile, the warm up at the front is ongoing today--Konstantinovka-Pokrovsk axes.
More from today;
You see, Russians made a slight and very pleasant mistake, they slightly OVERestimated the staying power of the VSU and broke through faster than anticipated. Hey, not bad. What you see on the maps is called putting the enemy on the split and this exhausting pattern will continue until the order is given. What this order will be, we just have to wait and see. Tomorrow Donnie will be trying to "scare" Putin, LOL)) Donnie, get real military professionals into your Cabinet, albeit it is too late now.
Because one has to maintain at least the pretense of objectivity even with a disclaimer. Cultural shock in military-political circles in the US deepens. So is coping. They grudgingly begin to admit that the US IS NOT a military power it viewed itself as for the last 80 years. Especially in ground forces.
They always knew, that is why they have been tickling his fancy, including famous Putin's "he is a bright person" (bright being not as smart but noticeable) to same Putin expressing latent sympathy to him for his persecution. But Russians never had any doubt about his nature. Russians merely gave him a chance--he blew it.
Considering the operational tempo as of lately, it looks like the offensive is being prepared. We'll know in due time. Putin reiterated Russia's objectives today. Same ol', same ol'--remove root causes or we will kill more of your SOBs and your personnel. This was in a preparation to tomorrow's phone call with Trump. Trump, as is his MO, surrounded himself with amateurs and neocons, and now is trapped. Yes, he didn't write "his" book. Somebody else did.
As is always the case, the measure created the counter-measure and it is being used extensively at the frontline. This is one of many systems used to dramatically blunt 404 drone operations. It works.
I am always touched deeply by all kinds of armchair warriors and gamers offering the advice to the General Staff and Russian industry, because, as you all know, Russians are very naive and don't know what to do.
But even here while correctly noticing the phenomenon Euroidiots cannot come to grips with the reality. NGO Global Initiative correctly concludes in its latest report Crime and Peace, The Future of Organized Crime Beyond Russo-Ukrainian War:
May? Are you serious? MAY!? Pals, I have news for you--the REAL risk is not hypothetical, it is very real and the main thrust of already powerful 404 organized crime is going to be into Europe, namely EU. Yes, with provision of weapons (already happening), para-military training (already happening), drug trafficking (old story) and contract killings (Mr. Starmer, how's your real estate doing after Ukie arsonist's visits). EU police and counter-terrorist orgs are amateurs comparing to driven by hatred and mental instability of VSU "veterans". Unlike FSB which is today the best counter-intel and counter-terrorist org in the world, EU's capabilities in facing anything between platoon size armed and organized group to well planned insurgency in any given locality are pathetic when faced with well trained desperados and downright insane killers. In related news, 404 organized crime IS already UNIFYING with Euro organized crime and Europe ain't seen nothing yet.
In related news. Mr. Trump completely confirmed himself a sore loser and a leech:
Donnie, it is your fucking war and you, together with Biden Admin, bear responsibility for this. Your statesman tool kit is that of a loser and a cheap showman and hot air balloon.
Morgan Ortagus is dumb as a stump and except for well made up appearance she has nothing to sell. Her "military background" is that of a low tactical level NCO (as is that of Pete Hegseth) and is not applicable for warfare nor for serious intelligence, but she fits well into Fox's bright bimbo visuals and Trump already stated today that he will impose new sanctions on Russia. Hey, with advisers like this DJT will drive the US into the ground much faster than even I could have foreseen. At this stage, the US has to simply remove itself from this charade as "mediator" in 404 and admit what Rubio already did--the US is a belligerent in its war against Russia and Russian people and it is a second rate military power with nukes. It is a Trump's war and it is too late now.
Africa, as they said correctly, you found your leader.
This guy is a threat to the oligarchy.
He is something absolutely new. Forgot to mention--rumor has it he has 700 North Korean special forces guarding him, apart from Surovikin guys. Boy, Paris is pissed.
... you cannot shake this name off. This is how this city will always be remembered. Now its airport is officially Stalingrad. You cannot change things like crypto khohol SOB Khrushchev did--history is stronger. Bringing back the name of the city is coming, maybe.
... like to panic and consume hype and BS. Yes, Medinsky did say that if these new 4 regions of Russia (Crimea is completely out of discussion) will not be recognized, 404 may lose more--and will have to recognize SIX new regions.
Here is a video from Istanbul where it is described and emphasized (in Russian). Kharkov and Sumy regions--get ready.
A magic carpet (Kover/Monochrome C-71) as you can see yourself, capable of fully autonomous search and destruction of land targets.
Yes, it is a very long range weapon. How far? That's classified. But something tells me that whatever the number of NATO AD systems is available, in case of war it will be reduced dramatically. Like it was done in 404. Meanwhile:
... pigs. Even in the face of their dead cannon fodder they cannot stop being ... pigs. The nation is in a complete psychosis and mental breakdown. Albeit combined West is not far behind.
Meanwhile, lovely Gabrielle Duvoisin (she is French but is Russian now) explains in Russian how she was taught in France about WW II. Yes, you guessed it--it was about how the US defeated Hitler and liberated Europe.
Well, Gabrielle is now the part of Russian history and she can be proud. These are Europeans (French, German, Italian et al) Russians embrace and want them in Russia.
... and continue to warn. Europe imported (as did Russia by mistake since 2014, now it is "better late than never" mode with filtration) millions of people with high levels of mental illnesses, sense of entitlement and, finally, eventual inevitable desire to settle accounts with their Western curators who betrayed them. This is just the start:
Ukie terrorism, weapons and drugs trade, organized crime and eventual desire of more passionate ones to settle scores with "high society" are coming. Enjoy, you wanted it.
... that NATO's TOE (Table of Organization and Equipment) salad is not very conducive for real war. Using a legendary Polish Four Tank-men and a Dog series, on which my generation and many others grew up, they went for the meme))
Barsuk: I am Barsuk (badger), I am Barsuk, how do you hear me?
K2: I am K2, I am K2, repeat please, I hear nothing.
PT-91: Bitch!
Leopard: I am Leopard, I am Leopard, anyone hears me?
No, I have a better idea. Why revive this long dead donkey--not that it is possible to start with--how about creating a Council of Ukraine NATO Treaty--CUNT--and try to invite Russia as a member later, so to speak allow Russia to penetrate this Treaty and then start negotiating on (or in) this platform. Great idea!