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Ukraine-Russia conflict: Here’s all you need to know about Moscow-Kyiv war

Russian troops fought to take complete control of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk.

Jun 01, 2022, 14:35 PM IST

Russia rejects allegation it bombed US-backed fighters in Syria

US-backed militias said they came under attack on Saturday from Russian jets and Syrian government forces in Deir al-Zor province, a flashpoint in an increasingly complex battlefield.

Sep 17, 2017, 19:11 PM IST

Fighter jets intercepted US bomber near border: Russian defence ministry

Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday one of its fighter jets intercepted an American strategic bomber that was flying near the border of Russian airspace.

Jun 06, 2017, 22:08 PM IST

North Korean missile 'no danger' to Russia: Defence ministry

"This missile launch represented no danger for the Russian Federation," according to a defence ministry statement carried by Russian state news agencies.

May 14, 2017, 18:34 PM IST

Islamic State beheads Russian spy in Syria, releases video, claims SITE

Islamic State has issued a video showing the beheading of what it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the U.S.-based SITE monitoring website reported on Tuesday.

May 09, 2017, 13:46 PM IST

Russia dismisses US accusations of alleged hospital bombing in Syria

 The Russian Defence Ministry on Friday criticised the US for accusations of alleged hospital bombing in Syria by Russian and Syrian government forces, saying that the airstrikes only exist in "imagination."

Nov 19, 2016, 05:58 AM IST

Moscow says Russian and Syrian planes have not struck Aleppo for seven days

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that Russian and Syrian military planes had not launched any air strikes on Aleppo in the last seven days, contradicting a monitor who says frontline areas in the city have been bombed since Saturday.

Oct 25, 2016, 16:40 PM IST

Russia says UK allegations of aid convoy attack are ''Russophobic hysteria''

Accusations by British Foreign Minster Boris Johnson of a Russian attack on an aid convoy in Syria are "Russophobic hysteria," the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

Oct 12, 2016, 12:56 PM IST

Russia announces four more escape routes from Syrian Aleppo

"Four humanitarian corridors are being opened, in addition to those prepared earlier for the exit of civilians from Aleppo neighbourhoods controlled by militants," a defence ministry statement said.

Jul 30, 2016, 19:36 PM IST