The center of the Donetsk city is under massive shelling, with the border between Voroshylovskyi and Kievskyi districts is at risk, Mayor Alexey Kulemzin said 

Earlier in the day, a Sputnik correspondent reported that Donetsk was being under fire, adding that three shells hit near the downtown.

The official added that Ukrainian militants use 155 mm shells dubbed “NATO caliber” for its popularity in this military alliance. Western countries supplied Kiev regime with M777 self-propelled howitzers that use that such shells, as well as Krab and CAESAR howitzers.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 Footage from the center of Donetsk, which has been bombarded by the Kiev regime's forces since this morning

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗️🇮🇳 Indian PM Modi and South African President Ramaphosa Hold Bilateral Meeting on Sidelines of 15th #BRICS Summit

Subscribe to @sputniknewsindia

⚛️ ‘US bearing the costs of an overreliance on Russia for nuclear fuel’, says White House advisor⚛

Washington intends to expand the capacity of the Urenco plant in New Mexico in order to fix the problem, according to an American news agency

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 Russia's T-90M tankers support paratroopers with heavy fire

In this area, intensive hostilities are complicated by the difficult terrain. The line of contact runs between two hills. On the opposite side of the hill there are already fortified enemy areas. The crew of the vehicle tries to get as close as possible to the enemy.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗️📹 BRICS Leaders Address Summit Audience

Join the live stream here or follow this link to Sputnik’s website

📹 Heads of delegations of the BRICS countries before the start of the second day of the organization's summit

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗️ Vladimir Putin takes the floor at the BRICS summit

💬 BRICS states have established themselves on the global stage, defending the opinion of the world's majority, he said

❗️ Russia as chairman of BRICS next year intends to hold summit in october 2024 in Kazan, Vladimir Putin says

❗️ Key statements made by Vladimir Putin while addressing the BRICS summit:

▪️BRICS stands for the formation of a multipolar world order based on international law, including the right of people to their own development;

▪️BRICS countries are against hegemony and neo-colonial policies;

▪️Russia's actions in Ukraine are dictated by one thing - to put an end to the war unleashed against civilians by the Kiev regime that is supported by the West;

▪️It’s high time to establish permanent commission on transport within BRICS framework, which will work on logistics;

▪️Putin calls on BRICS countries to expand settlements in national currencies, cooperation between banks;

▪️Russia expects to intensify BRICS cooperation in research and is ready to share technology.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

⚡️India fully supports #BRICS expansion based on consensus: Modi 🇮🇳

“In 2016, we had defined BRICS as a group for inclusive solutions. Eight years later, BRICS will now be breaking barriers, reinvigorating the economies, creating opportunities and shaping the future,” the Indian Prime Minister said.

Subscribe to @sputniknewsindia

🤔 A record number of reconnaissance aircraft were seen yesterday over Romania and the Black Sea, a Romanian media has reported

The flights were made by two Boeing E-3 Sentry, Lockheed EP-3E Aries II, Bombardier Challenger 650 ARTEMIS, as well as an RQ-4B Global Hawk drone, according to data.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇮🇳 Indian PM proposes joint BRICS space programs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed creating a consortium for space exploration and weather monitoring during the summit of BRICS leaders.

The BRICS countries are working on a common constellation of satellites, he recalled.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 Russian president addresses a message to the 15th BRICS Summit on a fair world order and the bad influence of neo-colonialism.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt