Ukraine

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.

US sends $988 mn military aid package to Ukraine

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – The US administration has allocated another $988 million military aid package to Ukraine, which includes ammunition for HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and unmanned aerial vehicles, the US Defense Department said.

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.

West pushing world toward global conflict

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – The West continues escalating the situation in Ukraine, pushing the world toward a global conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Iran urges Ukraine to stop supporting terrorists in region

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has called for the cessation of Ukraine's support for terrorists in the West Asia region.

Russia downs 33 Ukrainian drones over 4 regions

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Overnight, the Russian military downed 33 Ukrainian drones over four Russian regions, including in the skies over Crimea, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

Russia sees no grounds for talks with Ukraine: Kremlin

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Russia currently sees "no grounds for negotiations" with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.

Pentagon cannot confirm N Korea troops involvement in Ukraine

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – The US Department of Defense says it has yet to confirm North Korean troops’ involvement in active combat in the Ukraine war.

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Ukrainian forces present in Aleppo alongside terrorists

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Informed sources in the Syrian city of Aleppo reported the presence of Ukrainian forces alongside terrorist groups in the city.

US announces additional military assistance to Ukraine

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – The US government on Monday announced additional military assistance to Ukraine worth 725 million US dollars.

US to not send nuclear weapons to Ukraine

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that the US will not send nuclear weapons to Ukraine.

US working on new $725 mn military aid package for Kyiv

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The incumbent US administration is preparing to provide Kyiv with another package of US military aid worth $725 million, media sources reported.

Biden secretly asks Congress for additional $24Bln for Kiev

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – US President Joe Biden secretly approves a $24 billion aid package for Ukraine just months before Trump is set to take office, according to an official document.

UN slams landmine threat after US announces Ukraine supply

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Monday the "renewed threat" of anti-personnel landmines, coming just days after the United States announced it would provide such weapons to Ukraine during the war.

France, UK to pay for helping Ukraine strike Russia

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – France and the United Kingdom will have to face the consequences of their decision to help Ukraine strike inside Russia, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail Ulyanov said.

Russia strongly warns Seoul over arms supply to Kyiv

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – South Korea's arms supplies to Ukraine will completely destroy relations between Seoul and Moscow, Russia will respond to them in every necessary way, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko said.

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.

Iran seven-a-side football team crowned at 2024 World Cup

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Iran's seven-a-side football team triumphed over Ukraine to be win the title of the 2024 Cerebral Palsy World Cup held in Spain.

Any escalation scenario possible in Ukraine conflict

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Any escalation scenario is possible in the Ukraine conflict because of what the West is doing, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said.

US to send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, US officials said Tuesday as Biden administration rushes to do as much as it can before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Ukraine will lose if US ceases military aid: Zelensky

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – The end of US military aid to Kyiv will lead to Ukraine's defeat in the armed conflict with Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky said.

US embassy in Kyiv shuts down over anticipated air attack

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) –The US embassy in Kyiv has received information of a potential significant air attack on Wednesday and will be closed, the US Department of State Consular Affairs said in a statement.

Erdogan reacts to Russia's revised nuclear doctrine

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has commented on Russia’s updated nuclear doctrine.

Borrell confirms US greenlit deeper strikes inside Russia

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell confirmed that the US lifted restrictions for US-supplied missiles to be used for strikes up to 300 kilometers inside Russia.

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.

Russia awaits Trump’s proposals on Ukrainian settlement

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that he has no idea how US President-elect Donald Trump intends to settle the crisis in Ukraine, but Moscow looks forward to seeing what he comes up with.

NATO's Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) –  NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on Western allies to provide Ukraine with further support “to change the trajectory of the conflict” with Russia.