The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart President Masoud Pezeshkian this week for the signing of a broad partnership pact between Moscow and Tehran.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will hold talks in Russia on Jan. 17 after which they will sign a long-awaited comprehensive strategic partnership pact, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to visit Moscow this week to sign a "strategic partnership" agreement with President Putin. The leaders will discuss expanding trade and cooperation, while tensions rise as Iran faces pressure in the Middle East.

The brutal aerial onslaught caused a series of major fires to break out, as emergency services struggled to contain the damage.

Ukraine struck Russian regions with a major drone and missile attack overnight, damaging factories in at least three cities, officials and media said. The Shot Telegram channel said that Russia had downed more than 200 Ukrainian drones and five U.

On Friday morning, January 10, a source from the Ukrainian security services (SBU) claimed that a Russian ammunition depot and industrial facility had been attacked by Ukraine. “SBU drones and a Neptune missile targeted an ammunition and reconnaissance drone depot near the village of Chaltyr in the Rostov oblast,