... at a stunning SoFi Stadium in L.A before the game with New Zealand.
... fired a warning shot. The world has ended, not.
The British Defense Ministry is investigating reports that a Russian frigate fired warning shots within 500 meters of a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel, the BBC has reported. According to the Press Association, the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired the shots at 11:40 am local time on Tuesday, as it sailed in international waters between the Isle of Wight and Normandy. The crew of the yacht reportedly told the British Coastguard that the shots had been fired from a distance of around 500 yards (457 meters). The yacht was not hit, and nobody on board suffered any injuries, according to the BBC. Speaking to the BBC, the Defense Ministry did not confirm that any shots were fired, only stating that it was “investigating reports of an incident in the Channel.” The Admiral Grigorovich, a 3,600-ton warship equipped to carry Kalibr cruise missiles, was being followed by a Royal Navy patrol ship – the HMS Mersey – at the time of the alleged incident, the BBC reported. It is unclear how close the HMS Mersey was to the Admiral Grigorovich at the time, or whether the Russian crew interpreted its behavior as hostile.
For starters--3, 600 ton displacement is a standard one (the ship without stores, empty), full displacement of these ships is 4, 000 +. Secondly, depending on the maneuvers of the said yacht and how warnings have been delivered (radio, visual etc.) if yacht wasn't following instructions and was continuing to approach--it is pretty standard protocol. Something like this--5 mil lead at the stern, if continue to move, 5 mil lead at the nose, still didn't get the message? Well, too bad, bye, bye--feed the fishes.
Meanwhile:
Moscow has condemned a Dutch military test involving a mock prisoner-of-war camp for Russian soldiers, warning European “hotheads” that the facilities would be of no use if a real conflict broke out. Dutch media reported last week that the Netherlands Army was test-running a new POW camp design at the Marnehuizen training facility in Groningen, preparing to hold up to 2,000 Russian captives in the event of a large-scale conflict. The facility reportedly features barracks housing groups of roughly 20 detainees, and seeks to replace traditional watchtowers with guards by camera-equipped poles, with monitoring also being carried out by drones.
Sure, that's Europe's specialty--atrocities, concentration camps et al. Cretins from Dutch military obviously do not understand that in real war Dutch Kingdom will cease to exist, including its "military" really fast. But then again, Dutch military is a reflection of its nation known primarily for official drugs' use and prostitution today. Russian will not be taking prisoners in case of real war.
... installations. 80 barrels per unit.
... in Konstantinovka. Surrendering in hundreds is reported.
... of a bizarre Russian-American corporate solidarity thing? This morning TU-22M3 bomber crashed in Irkutsk (the crew survived), now this:
A B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff Monday from Edwards Air Force base in California's Mojave Desert, according to the military base. The crash was reported at about 11:20 a.m. Emergency crews responded to the scene about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. In an email to NBCLA, Edwards Air Force Base said more information will be provided when available.
Crazy!
Here is Nadana Frederickson--she is a famous Russian journalist, covers SMO, often on the frontlines and she is one of a few decent mainstream media voices. In this case she talks about the sixth column in Russia.
About two (out of many) whores who in pursuit of their political careers in effect conduct info-sabotage against Russia. In this case it is about former General Gurulev (a rather despicable character, thrown out of the Army) and Zakhar Prilepin--a darling of all kinds of fringe liberal political aspirants and of much of Russian media. This is a great conversation, if you wish, by Nadana. I assume this is a combination of her principles (e.g. she was ruthless about Apti Alaudinov or rather a circle of scumbags which coalesced around him) and of understanding where political winds in Moscow blow.
It is about time that this sewer of Russian media and voenwhores they promote, such as shadow asset for GUR Rybar, or Podolyaka et al, and even hysterical Solovyov (God, he "loves" me--he promised to beat me, I guess I have to accommodate his desires) be subjected to a judicial, not just public opinion treatment. Solovyov is butthurt that this time he hasn't been even invited to SPIEF 2026. Poor, poor dear. I guess that's the price one pays for dragging all kinds of trash on his "shows".
Meanwhile in Kiev, aw, poor poor dears Russia destroyed Aleksandr Dovzhenko's film studio. Ouch, those barbaric Russians. But wait ...
... too late to mass riot in Kiev against TTzK. You should have been doing this in 2022 and maybe first-half of 2023. Now, your fate is to go and die for Nazis and NATO cowards.
This is the map from 404 public which tells you the story of Konstantinovka. You don't have to be a military genius to recognize a pretty much done deal.
Everybody understands everything. Hysteria and industrial quantities of a bovine excrement passing for "news" in Western media only underline impotence and feeblemindedness of NATO's PR generals and their media complex. Losers, they know it, and if they don't due to low level of intellect--they feel it now.
... who pass for thinkers in the West. CFR as a symptom of West's decomposition. I am scared of their sheer idiocy. No, the US is NOT Rome--the analogy is erroneous. Roman generals would have been insulted with such comparison.
... boot camp in 404. Hm, why such measures I wonder (wink, wink).
... for years. It is not just "lobby" influence, it is a complete subversion of a political system and hence possible disintegration of a country--the parasite almost consumed the host. US IS NOT a sovereign country. Good that Tucker talks about it.
... and some actual beauty from Aeroflot and Gino and L&F.
... because you are a political whore and not military professional.
BERLIN — Germany must prepare for a Russian attack by 2029 or even earlier, the head of the German army told POLITICO. "We have to be prepared ... We must be ready to fight," Lt. Gen. Christian Freuding, Germany’s army chief, said at the ILA aerospace show in Berlin. He said that there is broad allied consensus that Russia could attack NATO territory before the end of the decade.
This degenerate wouldn't be allowed to command a company in the Russian Army.
Meanwhile,
MOSCOW, June 12 — RIA Novosti. Moscow does not want a war with NATO, said the Commander-in-Chief of the Joint Armed Forces of the alliance in Europe, Alexus Grinkevich, on the sidelines of the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin. "I studied the intelligence very carefully. Russia does not seek conflict," he quotes as saying Financial Times.
Somebody has to tell this German imbecile what the US Military, without which Germany is nothing but a pip-squeak, thinks. But if he wants to fight Russia, sure. Germany asks for stone rearrangement for a long time now.
It is, of course, smeared with FIFA corruption and a shitload of other failures, not least Trump himself. But still, it remains the main sports event for humanity whether we want it or not, and venues are, actually, magnificent with the exception of ... yep--Metlife arena in New Jersey which was selected to host the final. The worst possible logistics and public accessibility.
Seattle, however, has a hugely strong football tradition with Seattle Sounders being a cult locally and selling out all 68, 000 seats at Lumen Field often.
So, Mexico started with a bang at newly renovated and stunning historic Azteca today. Seattle Mexicans have been hanging out since 07-00 AM at the Barge.
And they should (plus for the first time I support Lukuyanov). Suddenly, (this is a gist) one of the khohols who are still allowed at major Russian networks (this time it is TVC) Vakarchuk (Vakarov) complains that all references to "brotherly people" and "one people" have disappeared from Russian media. You see, Vladimir Putin doesn't use these terms anymore either. To which Lukuyanov responds that such terms do not exist in international relations.
404 will never recover now, but the remnants will continue to bear the grudge (same as Germans did) against Russia who literally pulverized 404 into oblivion and continues to aggravate the situation for 404 and its Western curators. So, it is gratifying to see this myth (with roots in the Soviet Union) of "brotherly nation" dead and decomposing. Those Ukrainians who wanted to become Russians are for the most part in Russia already and in a generation they will become fully Russian culturally. So, 404 and its population should worry, because now there is very little sympathy to its plight on Russian side. 404 richly deserved it. Per Europe--its turn is coming.
A reality check for those who still believe UAVs hype. They are, of course, a danger, but then again--the level of competencies of Russia in anti-drone technologies is beyond the grasp of all kinds of fanboys. Here are some technologies in serial production. For MOGs (Mobile Fire Groups) et al--Zubr (Bison).
... when I speak about the US (NATO) de facto not having real air defense. Random AD complexes such as Patriot PAC3 here and there the real air defense is not. So, Ben Hodges suddenly arrives (on his hilarious YT channel) to the conclusion of which I write for decades really:
American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems were unable to resist Russian missiles, said the former commander of US forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges. "Nine missiles were fired at Kyiv. Nine missiles reached their targets. None were intercepted. None were hit by Patriot batteries, which the United States provided specifically to protect Kyiv from strikes of this kind," Hodges said in a video for his blog. According to him, other Western systems that have become part of the Ukrainian multi-level air defense system did not work either. "It failed because Russia has created a missile capability that the current generation of air defense systems provided by NATO cannot handle. It is unpleasant to admit, but it is so," the general said.
As I repeat ad nauseam, US Armed Forces TOE is that of the force from 1990s designed to fight "fairy tales" wars against supremely backward, corrupt and incompetent opponent. This IS NOT just technological problem, it is a cultural one and because of that it cannot be fixed by applying band aid here and there. Doctrine is a system of the views, the US has views but not the system.
Per NATO (inspired by British) on Sevastopol's Panorama, as it turned out the magnificent Roubaud's painting of 30 000 square meters is generally safe. The building will be restored. Not the first time, Nazis destroyed it before.
... yep, import substitution as tried on Italians. No need to know Italian.
... for Christianity in the US and is in the foundation of the so called "Christian Zionism".
... among many other cities.
... and understanding Russia. This is in regards to an absolutely ridiculous tempest in the teacup (hysteria, really) because of the piece of some opportunist who was dissatisfied with Dmitriev signing an agreement with the US side on ...
The signing of a pact to continue desiging a tunnel across the Russia-US Bering Strait will take place on Friday, a Russian presidential envoy said. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Kirill Dmitriev said Moscow and Washington continue to discuss the "Putin-Trump Tunnel” underwater tunnel project to connect the two countries. "This will be one of the major infrastructure projects between our countries. As for the tunnel, we will have news tomorrow — we are signing an agreement to continue the design of the tunnel," he said.
A few points immediately.
1. Russia IS NOT an ungovernable country such as the US. Russian government and Presidential authority are very serious and executive discipline on the highest political level is strict. I repeat, Russia is not the US in governance.
2. I don't care what any of YOU think personally about Dmitriev but if you do not understand that he is Presidential Envoy and cannot sneeze without permission from the President--I have a bridge for you to sell, cash only. Learn basic facts about Russian government.
3. The design (not building) of this tunnel was in progress for a while now, while the idea was floating around since XIX century (the bridge). William Gilpin, first Governor of Colorado was dreaming about it.
4. It is a magnificent idea which may have an enormously positive economic impact on American and Eurasian (with the exception of Europe) economies.
5. Opinions of some bloggers who continuously push this idiotic idea about "different towers of Kremlin" and that there is constantly some danger of coup. Wake the fuck up--the sixth column is a reality (e.g. Solovyov, Simonyan and other dumbfucks from media) but their real impact and power is near zero. A lot of talk and BS. Most of them are under the proper care of FSB. And anybody who brings up Bolotnaya as applied to today's Russia I have only one thing to say--you obviously are sleeping under the stone--two different countries. Here is the latest:
Bottom four are not contestants at all. So, if you want to continuously reside in the FUD BS, reading all kinds of infoshysters who are nothing more than incompetent and ignorant opportunists pushing on you hollow beaten to death clichés', be my guest. But what do I know.
NATO planes shooting down 404 drones in Latvia's air space.
Meanwhile, Admiral Nakhimov is completing her final sea trials and soon will rejoin the fleet.
... if he is happy or not, he completed selling the US out to Israel and now he is merely an errand boy for Bibi.
On Sunday, Israel launched airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburbs. Iran retaliated with its own strike on Israel, which led to Monday morning's attack by Israel on Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump earlier told a Fox News Channel reporter that he wanted the Iranians to stop firing missiles and return to the negotiating table. He also said that Israel's strikes in Lebanon earlier Sunday were not coordinated with the U.S. and "I'm not happy about it." A senior U.S. official said Trump had called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to urge him not to retaliate immediately for the Iranian missile attack. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe a private phone call, said that Trump believed he had convinced Netanyahu to wait.
Trump has other than "urging" instruments at his disposal--he can express "grave concern", he can also say that he is angry, he even can lodge a protest--none of it matters, because the United States is Israel's slap bitch and Trump will do as told by Israel. This is his greatest real estate deal in history--he sold the whole country to Israel and its interests.
Because they are incompetent, in London, Berlin and elsewhere in Europe, they think that this respite is going to help them. Even if it would have been coming, it wouldn't help. One cannot ramp up production, granted of obsolete crap they call weapons in NATO, or build an army with money alone. Judging by the state of UK and its degenerate political class of terrorists--it is over for them.
... and it goes to serial production--NOW.
They call themselves a military power.
BRITAIN’S £3.5billion aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has broken down again as army chiefs warn threats to the UK are greater than ever. The aircraft carrier has been plagued with problems since it was first brought into service.
Well, at least smoky Admiral Kuznetsov, which was laughed at by NATO, did go to Syria and conducted operations, this floating coffin, however, seems to be in a constant repair cycle because she got shafted, literally. This dubious platform has issues with its main shaft, constantly. Its combat value, however, is only as an attractor to a few hypersonic missiles before being destroyed.
But then again, the way NATO calculates power is a very strange approach--primarily on visuals and with the ideas from 1960s, which define its thinking.
... have a point about Iran's nukes. It is likely (how likely, IDK) it exists. What is absolutely positive--it is Iran's delivery capability. If nukes exist Iran has a very good delivery capability against any target in the region (Israel, that's you) and parts of Europe.
There has been a dramatic and noticeable shift in Donald Trump’s rhetoric and social media posts regarding Iran since Pepe and I received the report of Iran’s threat to do a demonstration detonation of a nuclear warhead if the US does not cease its attacks on Iran. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Iran is still willing to negotiate a peaceful end to the war with the US and Israel but is insisting that the US end its blockade, stop its attacks on Iranian vessels, and halt the Israeli attacks in Lebanon. In the latest news we received from the Pakistani source, Pakistani officials are expressing optimism that they will be able to broker a deal between the US and Iran that will culminate in a meeting between Donald Trump and Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad, Pakistan within the next 40 days. Here’s the raw intelligence:
As is correctly pointed out in graphics--Trump is now selling offramp.
Meanwhile, Scott unleashes a fiery takedown of Europe at SPIEF and I entirely agree with Scott.
... coerced these poor robots (by blackmailing them through their immediate families) )))
These are legendary words of Magomed Nurbagandov in a face of his enemies, he said them facing death. These words are known by every Russian. This is Vladimir Putin's response to Ze's "letter". 404 will be finished. He addresses here Russian soldiers and sailors, officers, generals and admirals and how country is proud of them, and how country relies on them. And then the words.
... you dimwits, this is you--you are destroying, or rather destroyed, your own country, you are humiliating it.
Germany has failed to win a temporary seat on the UN Security Council for the first time in modern history, losing a General Assembly vote to Austria and Portugal. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called the outcome “a real disappointment” and blamed Russia for the loss. “There is our firm support for Ukraine; the fact that Russia does not want such a voice at the Security Council,” he told reporters after the news broke. Portugal won 134 votes and Austria 131 in the contest for two seats allocated to the Western Europe and Others group, while Germany received only 104 votes in a secret ballot on Wednesday. Zimbabwe and Trinidad and Tobago were elected unopposed to seats reserved for Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, respectively.
Germany learned nothing from WW II and it cannot be trusted with anything. Russia should maintain only a thin lifeline with a minority of normal Germans as contacts, while the rest of the country and German society disintegrate.
Lavrov was explicit today:
Lavrov: The EU under the current leadership is a cut off slice for diplomacy.
Correct. They lost their countries (Germany, France, UK et al) and will fade into obscurity ... or will be eliminated.
Mr. Rosenberg, how about GTFO of Russia and going back to your shithole of a country which your perverts and scumbags at BBC helped to destroy.
... the case of ...
Representative of the IRGC: "The destruction of the passenger terminal of Kuwait Airport occurred due to a mistake of the American Patriot systems." "Our investigation and analysis of the incident with the destruction of the passenger terminal of Kuwait show that the Aerospace Forces of the IRGC did not carry out any strikes on this target. The destruction of the passenger terminal of Kuwait Airport was the result of a mistake of the American Patriot systems, which, after an unsuccessful attempt to intercept Iranian missiles, hit this terminal."
Very well could be, because PAC3 is known for inability to maintain lock on target. The cases of PAC3 AD missiles hitting own (or friendly) forces and residential areas are very numerous and well-documented. As most US weapon systems it looks good in booklets from military exhibitions, while being laughed at by people who got acquainted with S-400.
... alright. And at some point of time he delivered, especially with Inception and Interstellar. But this legacy is over, Christopher Nolan is the same cuckold as most of them are. So, his "version" of immortal Odyssey by Homer is NOT by Homer, it is by perverts and cretins from third wave feminism and their proteges from ... Well, Nolan's Odyssey even before release shows you what happens when you lack balls and yield to insane. The cast of Nolan's Odyssey created a ... how to put it politely--a shitstorm and a tsunami of memes ))
... question of why 3M22 Zircon approached targets (in the video in the last post) at such a trajectory. If you search in this blog I wrote about it. So, here is demonstration:
... Zircons (four of them) into Goloseevskii district of Kiev this night.
... that means it will continue. Again, it is not just Kiev. Here is Kharkov having a jolly night.
... catastrophe. )) Those damn people from Kamov (and Mil') Design Bureaus.
... Israeli and other lobbies who own Washington D.C. from Knesset 2.0, to CIA, to Pentagon, to media. This is who governs the US.
... is revealed and we can accept reality))
Putin is defeated: Russia has already lost the Ukraine war, no matter who gets what territory.
I like hedging though, LOL.
Summary and Key Points: Whenever the fighting stops, Russia will still be sitting on a slice of Ukrainian territory, and many observers will read that as a win for the Kremlin. It is not. -Measured by the things that actually make a country powerful — its people, its economy, its credibility, its alliances, its independence — Putin has left Russia worse off than the day he invaded.
I can feel Kazianis' pain. It is sore, it hurts in the butt, so this loser continues to publish alternative reality descriptions. I spoke today with Brandon Weichert (also with The National Interest pedigree), our conversation will be available soon. Brandon, who gets around quite a bit and takes part in all kinds of panels, including at military gatherings, told me today that there is a large segment of the US military which are spoiling ... to fight Russia. That tells you a lot about professional level of those people who have no a faintest idea about what real war is. Their tours in Iraq or Afghanistan are irrelevant in any operational-strategic sense and most of those military people are driven by professional jealousy, envy and sense of inferiority. You can convince yourself about being the best only so much, before you launch yourself into late McCain, present Kelly's "universe".
Speaking of which. This is how VSU treats its personnel who refuse to pay their officers.
In related news, Vladimir Putin celebrates the International Children's Day in Kremlin, celebrating and awarding a highest Order of Mother Heroine for mothers with many children.
... former astronaut hates Russians. I guess he still cannot resign himself to the fact that he and his exploits in Iraq against no air defense and no air force are irrelevant in modern world.
... since I mentioned this cretin Harry Kazianis who is nothing more than credentialed fraud with no professional anchor in anything other than BS.
"Russia now has a military manpower problem Putin just can't solve." That's what a senior NATO offical told me last week when I plotted out this article. And he is correct. For the first time since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, Russia is losing soldiers on the battlefield faster than it can sign up new ones to replace them. This is the single most important development in the manpower story of the war, and it represents a genuine reversal of the arithmetic that sustained Russian operations for the first three years of the fighting. According to Ukrainian intelligence assessments, for four consecutive months from December 2025 through March 2026, the arrivals-to-departures balance has remained firmly negative, with Russian losses exceeding the number of soldiers Moscow actually managed to mobilize.
Oh, we know what shifted--NATO lost, US sustained humiliating defeat in Iran (as was predicted) and now massive campaign of coping, including through inventing absolute BS has begun. Truth is, Kazianis wouldn't understand the first thing about war, because Pentagon doesn't understand it, so some media whore with no real education and expertise certainly wouldn't get it. Math, real math which is in foundation of operational and strategic planning and modelling, and combat control, is not taught in political pseudo-science. I omit here physics and serious engineering (especially as system integrations and their use is concerned) and the whole notion that some guy with "degree" in international relations and polisci can have any ideas about modern war without long years at officer billets is down right risible.
And even that is no guarantee of anything, judging by the laughable generals and admirals from the US military who avail their "views" to members of Congress and US legacy media. With the exception, of course, of CNO Admiral Daryl Caudle who without mincing words delivered a startling truth about Strait of Hormuz. It looks very bad for the US. In fact, the optics is so bad--reality, actually is even worse--that mediawhores are in force trying to cover up a disaster by means of telling fairy tales ... about Russia, of course. Obviously, explaining to Kazianis what that is:
Schumpeter saw it very early:
All those who are unemployed or unsatisfactorily employed or unemployable drift into the vocations in which standards are least definite or in which aptitudes and acquirements of a different order count. They swell the host of intellectuals in the strict sense of the term whose numbers hence increase disproportionately.
That's Kazianis and his ilk of butthurt redundant class selling BS. In related news--yep, they wouldn't understand this math:
