Moscow, July 4 (IANS) Ukrainian military strikes have claimed the lives of nearly 8,500 civilians in Russia since February 2022, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said at a briefing. From February 2022 to June 30, 2026, the total number of casualties reached 30,913, including about 8,434 fatalities, Miroshnik said on Friday (local time).Miroshnik said Ukrainian attacks had damaged civilian infrastructure across 42 Russian regions over the past three months, reports …
Latest Sergei Sobyanin News & Updates
Moscow, July 4 (IANS) Russia claimed that its armed forces had taken full control of the city of Konstantinovka in eastern Ukraine.”The main news is that Konstantinovka has been completely taken,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying on Friday.Konstantinovka is a key stronghold located in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, reports Xinhua news agency.Following the announcement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the capture of Konstantinovka “carries great strategic si…
Moscow, June 18 (IANS) Russian air defence forces have shot down approximately 180 UAVs as Moscow continues to tackle a massive drone attack from Ukraine, the local media reported on Thursday.Moscow’s Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that it is the largest drone attack on the Russian capital in the last two years, the country’s state-owned Tass media reported.”The air defence’s work continues,” the Mayor emphasised. An oil refinery in the Kapotnya district was also attacked by several drones. The …
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Speaking with reporters at the White House, US President Donald Trump commented on recent developments, including the Ukrainian President’s ‘open letter’ to the Russian President and the latter’s negative response to the proposal for a meeting.Ukrainian media, such as the United 24 Media platform this morning, reported that Trump emphasised he was “not opposed” to direct dialogue between the leaders of the two countries involved in the war, without the presence of Ameri…
Moscow, May 8 (IANS) Russian air defence forces shot down at least 37 drones flying toward Moscow on Friday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.Emergency services are working at sites where debris from the intercepted drones fell, Sobyanin said on Telegram.Earlier in the day, the Russian Defence Ministry said air defence systems had shot down 145 Ukrainian drones in seven hours from 7 am to 2 pm (0400-1100 GMT) across multiple regions, Xinhua news agency reported.On Thursday, the Russian capital experie…