into pre landing orbit. will vernon reports. russia s first mission to the moon for almost 50 years. luna 25 blasted off on 11th august. hopes were high that russia would be the first country to land on the south pole of the moon. the russian space agency broke the bad news. luna 25 had been lost. in a statement, roscosmos said the craft ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the moon. this is a humiliating blow for moscow. russia had hoped that this mission would re establish it as one of the world leaders in space travel. but russia s space industry has been in decline for years, partly because of western sanctions but also because for the kremlin, the priority is the military
world cup is not counted just in the millions of fans, but also in the millions of dollars spent on women s sports to upgrade facilities and create a lasting legacy, notjust at the professional level, but at the grassroots as well. katie silver, bbc news, newcastle, new south wales. russia s first lunar mission in nearly 50 years has ended in failure, after its spacecraft crashed into the moon. the unmanned luna 25 module was supposed to land at the south pole of the moon, but experienced problems as it moved into pre landing orbit. will vernon reports. russia s first mission to the moon for almost 50 years. luna 25 blasted off on 11th august. hopes were high that russia would be the first country to land on the south pole of the moon.
the latest estimate from ukraine s ministry of defence is is over 45,000, while the uk s defence secretary ben wallace put the figure at at least 25,000 russian troops killed at the end ofjune. but the last figures russia released were way back in march, when it said over 1,300 russian soldiers had died since the invasion began. but in april the kremlin did admit suffering significa nt losses of troops . now russia has launched a campaign to recruit more volunteers, promising huge sums of money for those who sign up. but many of the volunteers are getting little or no training, as will vernon reports. dramatic music the kremlin tells russians their soldiers are heroes. professional, well trained troops, fighting in ukraine. but western officials say that russia s running out of men. the solution signing up volunteers.