🇷🇺 Bloomberg writes that already 19 states want to join the BRICS. At the same time, 13 of them applied officially, and the remaining 6 - unofficially.

Which countries are in question is not reported. Right before our eyes, the largest association is being formed, which may well act as a real counterbalance to the traditional G7 coalition. In any case, China will remain the leader there, because the economy determines everything.

Obviously, the US, EU and UK will pretend that BRICS+ has absolutely no weight, so they will continue their usual policy due to high inertia, but this is not important. It is important to have an association that can form a collective agenda and implement it in its own interests.

However, there is no need to flatter yourself either, the process will not be fast. In addition, the presence of such a large number of member countries will require reform of the organization.

🇺🇲🇺🇦 CNN: Ukraine is unlikely to receive the same support from the West next year as it does now if the war continues

Journalists suggest that, perhaps, the offensive operation has already begun, since there is practically no public news from the southern front, the mode of information silence is maintained. And they call this moment decisive for Kiev in the entire military campaign.

🇷🇺⚡The Russian armed forces have begun using the latest T-14 Armata main tanks to fire on Ukrainian positions, but these tanks have not yet participated in direct assault operations, an informed source told RIA Novosti.

According to him, "Armata" in the special operation zone received additional side protection from anti-tank ammunition, and since the end of last year, T-14 crews have been combat coordination at training grounds in the Donbass.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Assault on enemy positions by soldiers of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the NM DPR.

🇺🇲⚡Biden officially announced that he will be running in the US presidential election next year

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The Su-25 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine just tried to attack the positions of the Russian army near Kherson, one attack aircraft was destroyed

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Destroyed vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on one of the last country roads from Chasov Yar to Artemovsk, shot through by Wagner artillery.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Times publishes a report from the Ukrainian Armed Forces hospital in Druzhkovka. Again they talk about heavy losses, the death of veterans and make a comparison with Stalingrad

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Destruction of Ukrainian M-777 howitzer by Russian kamikaze UAV Lancet

🇷🇺🇺🇦❗️Airborne Forces and Aviation of the Russian Armed Forces thwarted attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to transfer reserves to Artemovsk (Bakhmut) — RF Ministry of Defense

🇷🇺🇺🇦 The destruction of a 155-mm howitzer M777 by a kamikaze drone "Lancet" in the Kherson direction. It is noteworthy that in the video, the Ukrainian military is covering the installation with a camouflage net and an anti-lancet hut, but it did not save

🇷🇺🇺🇦 The RF Armed Forces have changed the tactics of using aviation and drones to search for and destroy air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by the Ukrainian head of the joint press center Alexei Dmitrashkovsky.

According to him, Russia is now using a slightly different tactic, unlike the past, when they flew one or two planes at different times. “Yesterday there was team work: two planes lured out our air defense forces, and the third plane struck ,” Dmitrashkovsky said.

Kamikaze drones are also used differently. As Dmitrashkovsky says, now Gerans are combined with Lancets, where the former lure the air defense systems onto themselves, and the Lancets hit open positions. “After the use of the Shaheds , the Lancets appeared. It is also a strategy to locate air defense positions and then strike with the Lancets accordingly ,” he said.