Ukraine war
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UK plans to buy long-range missiles for Ukraine
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – In defiance of Russia's warnings, the United Kingdom is planning to purchase long-range missiles for Kyiv within the framework of the UK-led International Fund for Ukraine, local Russian media said.
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Russia says its forces take four blocks in western Bakhmut
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Russia's Ministry of Defence on Sunday said its forces had taken four blocks in western Bakhmut.
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Cuban parl. speaker blames US for fomenting Ukraine conflict
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Cuba's parliament speaker Esteban Lazo says that the United States is guilty of fomenting conflict in Ukraine.
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VIDEO: Drone attack causes fire at Crimea oil reservoir
TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – A massive fire erupted at an oil reservoir in Crimea after it was hit by a drone, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday.
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Missile, drone strikes across Ukraine claim at least 18 lives
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – A wave of Russian air strikes on cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, has left at least 18 people dead, western media reported on Friday.
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Diplomat:
Russia keeping tabs on Ukraine’s ‘dirty’ bomb potential
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – The chances that Ukraine gets nuclear weapons or develops a "dirty" bomb are being carefully tracked in Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday.
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Stoltenberg:
NATO delivers over 1,500 armored vehicles, 230 tanks to Kyiv
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – More than 98% of the combat vehicles that NATO promised to Ukraine have already been delivered, the bloc’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.
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China's Xi holds call with Ukraine's Zelensky
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the phone on Wednesday, Beijing and Kyiv said, the first call between the two leaders since the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine.
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Russian artillery wipes out US-made radar in Kherson area
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Russian artillery destroyed a US-made radar in the Kherson area over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, a spokesman for the regional emergency services said on Wednesday.
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Russia to use new tanks as Kyiv prepares for counteroffensive
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Russia’s most advanced T-14 Armata main battle tanks have been deployed to fight Ukrainian troops as Kiyv is planning a decisive push against Moscow’s forces.
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Lavrov, Guterres discuss Ukraine, West Asia at UNSC meeting
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed, at a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the situation in Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan, Russia-UN cooperation, and the Black Sea grain deal.
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China says it respects Ukraine sovereignty
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – China respects the status of former Soviet member states as sovereign nations, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after comments by its envoy to Paris triggered an uproar among European capitals.
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US congressman proposes moratorium on foreign aid over Kyiv
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – US Congressman Paul Gosar believes that the United States should introduce a moratorium on foreign aid over substantial funds sent to Ukraine.
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Russia's Black Sea Fleet repels drone attack on Sevastopol
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Russia's Black Sea Fleet repelled a drone attack on the Crimean port of Sevastopol in the early hours of Monday, the Moscow-installed governor of the city said through social media.
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Top brass:
Russian air defenses down nine Ukrainian drones over past day
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Russian air defense forces eliminated nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the past day, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
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NATO allies agree on Ukraine's membership: NATO chief
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The Secretary General of NATO said that all NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member.
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Russian warplane accidentally starts firing, causing blast
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – A Russian warplane accidentally fired a weapon into the city of Belgorod near Ukraine late on Thursday, causing an explosion and damaging buildings.
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NATO chief reportedly visits Ukrainian capital
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Kyiv on Thursday for the first time after the Russian attack on Ukraine to show support for the Ukrainian government.
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No arms supplies to Kiev from Seoul to maintain Moscow ties
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Seoul has not supplied weapons to the Kiev regime because it thinks it necessary to maintain stability in relations with Moscow, the South Korean presidential administration has been reported as saying.
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Iran rejects G7 accusations as unfounded, interference
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry categorically rejected accusations leveled against Tehran in the G7 statement as baseless and interventionist, calling on Western states to cease fanning the flames of war in Ukraine.
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Medvedev cautions S. Korea against weapons supplies to Kiev
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has warned of the dangers South Korea's plans to supply weapons to Ukraine are fraught with.
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Germany says Patriots delivered to Kyiv
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Germany has delivered a Patriot defense system to Ukraine, according to an official German government website.
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1 killed in Ukraine mortar shelling of Novaya Kakhova
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – One person was killed and two more were injured as a result of Ukraine's mortar shelling of the city of Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region, the city administration said on Wednesday.
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Russian FSB prevents sabotage at Kerch energy system Facility
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said that its officers had prevented sabotage at an energy system facility in the city of Kerch in Crimea, adding that a Ukrainian agent with a homemade bomb was arrested.
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Macron wants China’s help to bring Russia, Ukraine to table
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron wants China to help bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table.
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DPR head’s advisor:
Russian forces control about 90% of Bakhmut
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – Russian forces have taken control of almost 90% of the city of Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut in Ukraine), Yan Gagin, an advisor to the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) leader says.
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Putin travels to Kherson to meet Russian troops
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Vostok National Guard staff in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), the Kremlin said in a statement.
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Iraqis hold anti-Ukrainian protests against Zelensky +VIDEO
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) –A group of Iraqi people chanted slogans against the Kiev government at the same time as the foreign minister of Ukraine arrived in Baghdad on Monday.
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Slovakia gives Ukraine remaining 9 of 13 promised warplanes
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that it promised to Ukraine, the Slovak Defense Ministry said on Monday.
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Putin hold working meeting with visiting Chinese defense min.
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with visiting Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.