Russia downs almost 20 Ukrainian drones overnight

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Russian air defenses downed 19 unmanned aerial vehicles in the skies over four Russian regions and the Black Sea overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.

Russia strikes Kyiv-based strategic weapons factory

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) –The Russian military has carried out missile strikes on targets in Kiev, in response to Ukraine's use of US- and UK-made missiles to attack internationally recognized Russian territory, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.

US to announce final package of new weapons for Ukraine

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – US President Joe Biden’s administration will announce in the coming days its final Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package, using the remaining funds set aside to buy new weapons for Ukraine, media said Friday.

Russia detains suspect in Moscow bombing

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Russian authorities say they have arrested a suspect in connection with the assassination of top General Igor Kirillov, head of the country's army’s chemical weapons division, adding that he was recruited by Ukraine. 

Kremlin reacts to assassination of Russian general in Moscow

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has blamed Ukraine for the assassination of the attack on the Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

Hungary, Slovakia veto EU sanctions against Georgia

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Hungary and Slovakia have vetoed a proposal to impose EU sanctions on Georgian officials as foreign-incited protests continue.

Russian army general assassinated in Moscow (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – An explosion in Moscow killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, and his assistant.

Putin says Russia has initiative across entire Ukraine front

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday his troops had the upper hand across the entire front line in Ukraine and were accelerating their advance.

Russia shoots down 37 Ukrainian drones overnight

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Russian air defenses shot down 37 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions over the past, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Russia tells citizens not to travel to United States

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Russia has warned its citizens not to travel to the United States and other Western countries, saying they could be “hunted” by the authorities in those states.

Russia to focus on development of Oreshnik missiles: Putin

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – President of Russia Vladimir Putin says that his country should focus not on refining its nuclear doctrine but on developing the Oreshnik missile system.

Russian air defense destroys 13 Ukrainian drones overnight

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Russian air defense systems destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod, Rostov, and Astrakhan regions over the past night, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Russia shoots down 46 Ukrainian drones overnight

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Russian air defense systems on duty destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones over the past night, 17 of them over the Belgorod region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

12 detained in Russia's Dagestan over terror plot

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Twelve individuals accused of planning a large-scale terrorist attack have been detained in Russia's southern Dagestan Republic, local media reported Saturday.

Russian ship fires shots at German helicopter in Baltic Sea

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – A Russian ship fired warning shots at a German military helicopter in the Baltic Sea, local media reported on Wednesday.

Russia captures two more strategic settlements in Donetsk

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Russian forces have captured the settlements of Ilyinka and Petrovka in Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Students learn about BRICS activities at Moscow festival

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Over 500 schoolchildren from various regions of Russia gathered in Moscow at the BRICS Festival to learn about the culture, languages and traditions of the BRICS countries etc.

Russia weighs resumption of nuclear tests

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Russia is considering a resumption of nuclear tests as the US pursues escalatory policies, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.

Russia’s extensive nuclear umbrella now includes CSTO members

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) –  Russia's nuclear umbrella, according to the country's updated nuclear doctrine, extends primarily to the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said.

Bus-truck collision in Russian region injures 11

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Bus-truck collision in the Russian Leningrad region injures 11, including five children.

Putin says Russia will keep testing new missile in combat

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Russia has a stock of powerful new missiles "ready to be used", President Vladimir Putin has said, a day after his country fired a new ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

Putin:

Russia used its new ‘Oreshnik’ hypersonic ballistic missile

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – The Russian military has launched a start-of-the-art intermediate-range ballistic missile against a Ukrainian target, President Vladimir Putin said in a public address on Thursday.

Ukraine:

Russia fires 1st ICBM at Ukraine

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Russia has reportedly launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) targeting Ukraine, specifically the city of Dnipro, according to a statement from the Ukrainian Air Force on Thursday.

Putin issues warning to US with new nuclear doctrine

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized a new nuclear doctrine, bringing into force changes he first announced in September.

Russia destroys 26 Ukrainian drones over Bryansk region

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Russian air defense forces destroyed 26 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the Bryansk region, Governor Alexander Bogomaz reported.

Russia takes control of 2 more settlements in Ukraine

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Russian forces have captured the villages of Makarivka and Leninskoye in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the Kremlin claimed on Saturday.

Russia destroys 4 Ukrainian unmanned boats, 2 UAVs

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region overnight, while four unmanned boats heading towards Crimea were destroyed in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Russian air defense destroys 12 UAVs over Bryansk region

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Air defense forces have destroyed 12 aircraft-type UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region, the governor Alexander Bogomaz said.

Ceiling collapses at Siberian mine, at least one trapped

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) –  At least one person was trapped when ceiling collapsed at the Tashtagolskaya mine in Siberia’s Kemerovo Region, the press service of the region’s Investigative Committee department said.

Russia destroys 12 UAVs over country's Bryansk Region

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Air defense forces have destroyed 12 aircraft-type UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region, the governor Alexander Bogomaz said.