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Russia said it foiled attacks by two Ukrainian drones in the Moscow region on Monday but nearly 50 plane flights in and out of the capital were disrupted. Russia's defence ministry said it jammed a Ukrainian drone in the Ruzsky district west of the capital and later destroyed another one in the Istrinsky district nearby.

Russia's first lunar mission in nearly five decades, Luna-25, crashed into Moon a day after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country's space agency said on Sunday, leaving India's Chandrayaan-3 mission's lander module the only spacecraft in the race to touch down on the lunar surface. According to the Russian Space Agency 'Roscosmos', on August 19 an impulse was provided to propel Luna-25 into an elliptical pre-landing orbit. At about 11:57 GMT, communication with Luna-25 was lost, in a blow to Moscow's space ambitions.

NEW DELHI: Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned that the Russia-Ukraine conflict may end up dragging on for decades as the fight is an “existential” conflict for Moscow and a «fight for its very existence». According to a report by RT, Medvedev posted on social media stating that «Russia must destroy and fully dismantle the Ukrainian state that is a terrorist in its essence, making sure this filth never re-emerges again». Medvedev, who is currently deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, wrote: “Should it take years or even decades, then so be it. We have no choice: either we will destroy their hostile political regime, or the collective West will eventually tear Russia to pieces. And in this case, it will perish with us. Nobody needs this." «Therefore, the only way is a complete dismantling of the state machine of the hostile country and absolute guarantees of loyalty for the future. They can only be provided by Russia’s control over everything that is happening and will happen in the territories of the former Banderite state. And we will achieve that,» he said. 'Western support will dry up' MORE STORIES FOR YOU✕« Back to recommendation stor

Hungary has struck a deal with Serbia that could bring increased shipments of Russian natural gas through the Balkan country if Ukraine ends a gas transit agreement with Moscow

Moon of Russia's Luna-25 probe is the latest twist in an international push to return to the Earth's natural satellite that has drawn in the world's top powers and new players. Technology, science and politics are all essential factors in the Moon race. Here is the latest on various missions: — Russia's Luna — The launch of Luna-25 on August 11 was the first such Russian mission in almost 50 years and marked the beginning of Moscow's new lunar project.

Russia's first moonshot in nearly half a century has failed after its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and smashed into the moon. Following are details about the mission and what its failure is likely to mean.

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft which was launched with an objective to make soft-landing on the South Pole of the moon has crashed on the lunar surface, the space agency Roscosmos confirmed on Sunday. The Russian Space Agency said that the crash occurred due to a deviation between actual and calculated parameters of the propulsion manoeuvre which led Luna-25 to an unintended orbit resulting in collision with lunar surface.

Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded more than 100 on Saturday, in what the UN called a «heinous» attack hours after President Vladimir Putin met Moscow's top army commanders. «It is heinous to attack the main square of a large city, in the morning, while people are out walking, some going to church to celebrate a religious day for many Ukrainians,» said Denise Brown, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine. She was referring to the Orthodox holiday of the Transfiguration of the Lord which saw some in Chernihiv attending church services in the morning. «I condemn this repeated pattern of Russian strikes on populated areas of Ukraine… Attacks directed against civilians or civilian objects are strictly prohibited under international humanitarian law,» she added. Chernihiv, 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Kyiv towards Belarus, has been largely spared from major attacks since the first months of Russia's invasion as fierce fighting rages in the east and south.

KYIV: Russia launched drone attacks against parts of northern, central and western Ukraine early on Saturday, damaging civilian infrastructure in at least two regions, Ukrainian authorities said. Kyiv's air force said the military shot down 15 of the 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones that had been launched, part of Moscow's campaign of regular air strikes against Ukraine.

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that the Russian army had hit the central square of the northern city of Chernihiv including a theatre and a university, warning there are victims. Chernihiv lies some 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Kyiv towards the border with Belarus.

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air force said Saturday. It said 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones were used in the aerial assault, and did not specify what happened to the other two.

journalists and politicians, from entering the country due to their alleged involvement in «propaganda support of the activities of the (Ukrainian) Zelensky regime» and of being "Russophobic". «We would like to emphasise again that any efforts by London to further spin the anti-Russian sanctions flywheel will inevitably receive a decisive response from our side,» CNN quoted the Ministry as saying in a statement late Friday.

Atlas Organization founder Jonathan D.T. Ward discusses the Biden administration announcing new tariffs on food can metal from China, U.S. officials' trips to Beijing, the Camp David summit and the adversary's rising aggression.

A Russian analyst has claimed that the digital ruble, the nation’s CBDC, will bring no benefits to ordinary citizens.

Black Sea Fleet, officials said Friday, the latest in a surge of attacks on the capital and the flashpoint waterway. The drone assaults came as a Russian-proxy official confirmed speculation that Ukrainian forces had breached the left bank of the Dnipro river, the de facto frontline in the south of the country. Russia's defence ministry said its air force downed a Ukrainian drone over the capital at about 04:00 (0100 GMT) on Friday.

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BRICS group of major emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg this month. Here are some key facts about the summit.

drone was shot down by air defense systems in central Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital said on Friday in his Telegram channel. "Debris of the UAV fell down in the area of Expo center," he said referring to a big exhibition space in central Moscow.

The pilot will begin on 15 August and involve select clients of the participating banks. It will test the opening of digital ruble accounts and money transfers to them, person-to-person transfers, bill payments, and QR code-based payments.

Israel’s Defense Ministry says it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion