As Aid Reports...

 ... those "volunteers" from NATO, don't seem to like real war and they prefer to run. It is one thing to kill Iraqi or Afghan civilians, totally another is finding oneself under the combined artillery-VKS strikes in Kursk or Kupyansk, or elsewhere along 1,000+ kilometer front. You know, something like this... 

Here is Aid's statement from Apti Alautdinov's TG:

Бойцы частных военных компаний из США и Великобритании, которые воевали на стороне ВСУ в Курской области, сбежали спустя неделю боевых действий, заявил командир разведгруппы спецназа "Ахмат" с позывным Аид. 

Translation: Private military company fighters from the US and UK, who fought on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, fled after a week of fighting, said the commander of the special forces reconnaissance group "Akhmat" with the call sign Aid.

Oh, come on, didn't you know? 

Rest in Peace, Miguel--your characters, and especially FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield from Twin Peaks will never be forgotten. Left us too early, at only 61.

Voice Of (Not Really) America...

 ... and an attempt on Larry Johnson by some scumbag financed by... Khodorkovsky. 

Within the last 48 hours, individuals with close ties to Ukraine have carried out two assassination attempts. The first was a failed “character” assassination, with yours truly as the target. The second, once again, targeted former President Donald Trump with an AK-47 rifle (known in Democrat circles as an assault rifle). Both attempts were botched. Let’s start with me. I think it qualifies as “character assassination.” The Voice of America published a hit piece on me late on Friday the 13th, written by Leonid Martynyuk. It’s title? Russian state media amplify ex-CIA analyst’s false claims to promote pro-Kremlin narratives. And I thought I was a nobody. An insignificant pimple on a gnat’s ass. Nope. According to Martynyuk, I am the man driving Russia’s narrative and keeping Vladimir Putin’s spirits up. Martynyuk provides a fascinating overview of my ubiquitous presence in the Russian media:

You can find all necessary links at Larry's blog. But this is a fellow who was caught today trying to fire at Donald Trump. Here is an ass-hole. 

Larry is 100% correct--send this mofo to his 'beloved" 404, preferably in Kursk or Kupyansk areas and see how he will face a real justice dispensed either by Russian Army's storm groups or by Mr. Iskander or Tornado. Read the whole thing at Larry's blog.

The Black Cat...

 ... decided not to risk it with Putin's cortege, LOL))) Even black cats know it is a bad idea to cross the path of Putin...

 

When Reality Knocks...

... on the door... before it kicks it off the hinges.  

I elaborate some more on this Carthage issue, because aesthetics, while very important, is no substitute for (military) substance. Some very interesting visuals from Kursk oblast. If to follow the trend of daily average VSU losses in 2024 as 1,450, we get around 375,000 this year alone, so far. Now, we know that these are very conservative numbers by Russian MoD and in reality they are much higher. Much...

Unlike Americans...

 ... including third generation of American Jews, who are removed from Holocaust by three generations, these are Poles who, unlike any "professor" in history from Ivy League who never experienced (as is true for the US Armed Forces) any death and privation in their lives due to real war, Poles know what they are talking about...  

As I repeat ad nauseam, which was recently repeated by Oliver Stone--Americans don't know what war is. Nobody in Pentagon or CIA has experience of their family losses. None.

People Begin To Insert...

 ... their favorite music. So, it is Saturday... Watched it again yesterday--how could Cameron create this masterpiece? Not a single second of the movie is contrived or cheap. And acting... So, as Vasquez said...

It Also Reinforces...

 ... my extremely low opinion of the US, forget about UK chihuahuas, operation planning capabilities. Russians, however, view this NATO catastrophe in Kursk not so much as Cavoli's Plan as much as London's plan with some US "input". Whatever the case is, it doesn't matter now. 

It is my contention--NATO simply has no grasp of modern large scale combined arms operations. The numbers of VSU's losses in Kursk are appalling. It is a slaughter.