Russian Defense Ministry

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Russian forces capture Tsvetkovoye Settlement in Zaporozhye

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Units of Battlegroup Russia's Vostok continued advancing into the depth of the Ukrainian defenses and took control of the settlement of Tsvetkovoye in the Zaporozhye Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Russian general hospitalized after attempted assassination

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – A Russian general, serving as a senior military intelligence official in Defense Ministry, was target of an apparent assassination attempt on Friday, after an unidentified gunman shot him several times at his home in Moscow.

Russia, Ukraine exchange 185 POWs each: Russian MoD

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Russia and Ukraine exchanged 185 prisoners of war (POWs) each under an agreement reached during recent talks in Istanbul, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.

Iran amb., Russian dep. defense min. discuss military coop.

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Russian defense ministry announced that Deputy Defense Minister has met in Moscow with Iran’s Ambassador Kazem Jalali to discuss bilateral military cooperation as well as key international and regional security issues.

Russia claims capture of 2 Ukrainian settlements in Donetsk

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Russia said Saturday that its forces captured two Ukrainian settlements in the Donetsk region over the past day.