Russia

Ukrainian forces start withdrawing troops from Dzerzhynsk

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The Ukrainian armed forces have started withdrawing their units from Dzerzhinsk (Ukrainian name - Toretsk), the security forces told Russian media.

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.

Ukrainian forces start withdrawing troops from Dzerzhinsk

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The Ukrainian armed forces have started withdrawing their units from Dzerzhinsk (Ukrainian name - Toretsk), the security forces announced.

Russia destroys Ukrainian reconnaissance group

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The Russian armed forces have destroyed a Ukrainian reconnaissance group of eight people in the Kharkov region, which included a militant wearing a chevron with the US flag.

Iran has not provided ballistic missiles to Russia: FM

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi once again emphasized that the Islamic Republic has not provided ballistic missiles to Russia, stressing that the military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow is not new.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Israel 'most concrete threat' to regional, global peace

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Zionist regime is the most concrete threat to the regional and international peace.

NATO could have prevented Ukraine war: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The current standoff between Russia and the West could have been avoided if NATO and the US had engaged in serious talks on Moscow’s demand for security guarantees, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has argued.

Russian forces hit Ukrainian energy facilities

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The Russian Armed Forces have hit the Ukrainian energy facilities crucial for the country’s defense industry, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Russia destroys, intercepts 47 Ukrainian UAVs overnight

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Russian air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 47 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over three Russian regions and the Sea of Azov overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Policeman, two others die in shooting in Russia's Ingushetia

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying a local security official in Russia's Ingushetia region in the North Caucasus, killing three people, including a police officer.

Leaders from 24 states confirm their participation in BRICS

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Representatives of 32 countries will come to the BRICS summit, 24 delegations will be headed by the leaders of states.

Art exhibition of BRICS countries to be held in Italy

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The Russian House in Rome is holding an exhibition that is organized with the assistance of the Russian Embassy in Italy, presenting works by authors from the BRICS countries.

Iran's envoy:

Pezeshkian-Putin meeting accelerates development of relations

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador to Moscow says that the recent meeting between the presidents of Iran and Russia would help accelerate the development of relations between the two states.

Major Middle East war is real: Russian Deputy FM

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – A major war in the Middle East is real, but it can still be avoided if the parties show restraint, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says.

Russian forces take control of Ostrovskoye in Donetsk

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Russian forces have seized the settlement of Ostrovskoye in the Donetsk, the Russian Ministry of Defense said in its weekly briefing.

Senior Russian diplomat:

No basis for discussing strategic stability with US

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Moscow currently sees no basis for talks with Washington, regardless of who becomes the next US president, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.

North Korea poised to deploy troops to Ukraine

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – North Korea is reportedly preparing to send members of its regular armed forces to Ukraine in support of Russia.

From January 1, 2025;

Armenian border guards to station at Armenia-Iran border

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Starting January 1, 2025, the border guard troops of the Armenian National Security Service will also participate in the protection of the Armenia-Iran and Armenia-Turkey state borders, Nikol Pashinyan Press secretary stated.

Russia strikes two terrorists bases in Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Russia’s aerospace forces delivered strikes on two bases of terrorists in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor governorates, a Russian military official said.

Ukraine launches drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod Region

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – The Ukrainian armed forces attacked 9 districts in the Belgorod Region with 45 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Aliyev comes to Kremlin for talks with Putin

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has come to the Kremlin for bilateral negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Cuba officially applies via Russia for BRICS partner status

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – The Cuban government has made an official request to join the BRICS bloc as a partner country in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, since Moscow currently chairs the association.

Russian, Chinese warships practice tasks in Asia-Pacific

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Warships of Russia’s Pacific Fleet and the Chinese Navy practiced anti-submarine warfare during a joint patrol in Asia-Pacific waters, the Pacific Fleet’s press service said.

BRICS+ Information, Cultural Media Centre to open in Moscow

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – In the year of Russia's BRICS Chairmanship, the BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Centre will open in Moscow. The official opening event will take place on October 15, 2024, ahead of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan

EU's Borrell:

Ukrainian conflict can end in 15 days without Western support

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell believes that the conflict in Ukraine would end in 15 days without Western support for Kiev.

FSB says:

Russia has opened criminal cases against 14 foreign reporters

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it has opened criminal cases against 14 foreign journalists since Aug 17 for illegally crossing the border between Ukraine and Russia's Kursk region.

Russian general:

Ukraine uses chemical weapons in attack on Kursk region

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – The commander of the Russian Armed Forces says that the Ukrainian army used chemical weapons in attack on Kursk region of Russia, called smoke grenades.

Russian air defense shot down 21 Ukrainian drones

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Russian air defense systems destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones over Crimea, six over the Kursk region, and one each over the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Voronezh regions last night, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Syria applies for BRICS membership

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Syria has applied to join BRICS, said the country’s ambassador to Russia, Bashar Jaafari.