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.

Ukrainian lawmaker:

Zelensky desperately seeks good relations with Trump

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Vladimir Zelensky is desperately seeking ways to establish contact with US President-elect Donald Trump, Alexander Dubinsky, an opposition-minded member of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament), said.

SVR:

US plans to remove Zelensky

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – The US Department of State is working toward removing "arrogant" Vladimir Zelensky, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said in a statement.

Russian forces down 96 Ukrainian drones

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – The Russian Defense Ministry reported the repulsion of a massive strike on the country's civilian infrastructure overnight, with 96 Ukrainian drones destroyed and intercepted over the country's subjects.

Hungarian FM:

Europe on the verge of sweeping changes

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The European Union will have to change its approach to the conflict in Ukraine as a result of Donald Trump’s victory at the presidential election in the US, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.

Russia says Ukraine supports terrorists in Africa

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – The authorities of Ukraine openly support terrorists in Africa and Russia will fight against this unacceptable practice, Georgy Mikhno, the acting head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s DNCT department said.

Trump to push Ukraine to talks with Russia

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – US President-elect Donald Trump is capable of putting pressure on Kiev to stimulate the talks with Moscow, though he may be faced with opposition, Vice-President of the Geneva International Peace Research Institute said.

Russian UN Envoy:

Ukraine responsible for cyberattacks on healthcare facilities

TEHRAN, Nov. 09(MNA)– Ukrainian hacking groups are responsible for repeated cyberattacks on Russian healthcare facilities, including stealing patient personal data and crashing websites, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said.

EU’s Borrell to travel to Ukraine in upcoming days

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – EU High Representative Josep Borrell intends to visit Ukraine in the upcoming days to discuss the provision of aid to Kyiv with the Ukrainian authorities, he said upon arriving at the informal EU Summit in Budapest.

Russia destroys US-made Stryker armored fighting vehicle

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Russian forces have destroyed a US-made Stryker armored fighting vehicle in the Kharkiv Region using a drone, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

In past day;

Ukrainian army launches 14 drones at Russia’s Belgorod Region

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – The Ukrainian armed forces launched 14 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and 27 projectiles at Russia’s borderline Belgorod Region in the past day, regional Governor Vyachelav Gladkov said.

Russian forces take over Vyshneve village in Ukraine Donetsk

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Russia on Sunday claimed to have captured another Ukrainian village, just a dozen kilometers from the key eastern logistics hub Pokrovsk, as its troops advance rapidly.