Donbass

Russia captures villages Vysokoe in Sumy, Svetloye in Donbass

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – The Russian forces have captured the villages of Vysokoe in the Sumy region and Svetloye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.

Russian army capture Gerasimovka Settlement in Dnepropetrovsk

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Russia's Vostok battlegroup liberated the settlement of Gerasimovka in the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Russian forces take Donbass city of Seversk: MoD

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Russian forces have liberated the Donbass city of Seversk, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Thursday.

Putin:

Russia to rebuild everything destroyed in Donbas, Novorossiy

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Russia will create conditions to realize the agricultural potential of Donbas and Novorossiya and will restore all the damaged facilities, President Vladimir Putin said.

Russia to defeat Neo-Nazis in Kursk region: Putin

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – President of Russia has said that the Russian forces will beat the Ukrainian army, in his words neo-Nazis, in both Kursk region and Donbass.

Russia to bring peace to Donbass: Putin

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that peace will be established in Donbass.

Russia could seize Ukrainian stronghold Avdiivka in Donbass

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The head of Ukrainian forces in the southern part of Russia’s Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions, insisted that the situation in Avdiivka was “difficult but under control.”

Wagner chief says Bakhmut under his forces' full control

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Head of Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that Russian forces had fully gained control of Bakhmut or as it called Artemovsk in the Russian Language.

Soledar city in Donbas close to fall to Russia

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Russian forces are about to seize the key town of Soledar from the Ukrainian military, a local official said on Tuesday.

UN Security Council to hold meeting on situation in Ukraine

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine on Tuesday, the First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky announced on Monday.

Iran rejects reports on giving UAVs to Russia as baseless

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has rejected reports on sending drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine as "baseless".

Russia vetoes UNSC draft resolution over Ukraine annexation

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Russia vetoed on Friday a UN Security Council draft resolution designed to condemn Moscow for incorporating four former Ukrainian regions.

Donbass republics reveal date of vote to join Russia

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The referendum will take place from 23 to 27 September, according to LPR and DPR leaders, Russian media reported Tuesday.