Moscow, Oct 3 (UNI) Incorrect operation of the angular velocity measurement unit is the most likely cause of the crash of Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander mission, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos said on Tuesday.
Moscow, Sep 30 (UNI) Russia has not received an official invitation from the United States to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco yet, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said.
Moscow, Sep 30 (UNI) An attempt by Ukraine to carry out a terrorist attack on targets in Russia''s Belgorod Region using nine rockets from the Uragan multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) was prevented, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Brussels, Sep 28 (UNI) NATO will temporarily deploy Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance to Lithuania in order to monitor Russia’s military activity, the alliance said on Thursday.
Moscow, Sep 26 (UNI) Russia has sent a protest note complete with letters to the Canadian leadership for inviting and honoring in parliament a Ukrainian Nazi veteran, however, has it has not yet received a response, Russian Ambassador in Ottawa Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik on Tuesday.
United Nations, Sep 24 (UNI) The Philippines may consider purchasing fertilizers from Russia, Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo told Sputnik.
Mumbai, Sep 23 (UNI) A delegation of St Petersburg Legislative Assembly in Russian Federation on Saturday visited both the Houses of the Maharashtra Legislature and learned about their workings.
Moscow, Sep 22 (UNI) Five people have been injured in the explosion of a gas cylinder in a private house in the Shebekino urban district of Russia''s Belgorod, with one of them still caught under the rubble, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Friday.
Moscow, Sep 19 (UNI) Russia looks forward to detailed bilateral negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this October as part of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Tuesday.
United Nations, Sep 18 (UNI) Russia will continue developing contacts with North Korea at the interstate level, as no United Nations Security Council resolution prohibits this, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told Sputnik.
Pyongyang, Sep 17 (UNI) Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People''s Republic of Korea (DPRK), met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday during his visit to the country''s Far East city of Vladivostok, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday.
Seoul, Sept 16 (UNI) Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People''s Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited on Friday a major aviation plant upon his arrival in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, an industrial center in the Russian Far East, during his ongoing visit to the country, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Sep 15 (UNI) The Soyuz-2.1a rocket put the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft into the low-Earth orbit, carrying two Russians and a US citizen to the International Space Station (ISS), a Sputnik correspondent reported on Friday.
Moscow, Sep 15 (UNI) Russia and North Korea did not sign any agreements, including related to military, during North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un’s visit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Moscow, Sep 15 (UNI) The ambassadors of the US, the UK and France tried to force delegations of other countries not to go to Russia for an international security meeting under the auspices of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, the council''s secretary, said.
Havana, Sep 15 (UNI) Cuba does not mind if Cuban nationals take part in the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, as long as their participation is legal, Cuba’s ambassador to Russia, Julio Antonio Garmendia Pena, told Sputnik on Thursday.
Tokyo, Sep 14 (UNI) Japan''s stance on the Kuril Islands (Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, and Habomai), which Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, remains unchanged – to solve the territorial dispute and sign a peace treaty with Russia, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Thursday.
Kiev, Sep 14 (UNI) Since the start of Russia''s special military operation in February 2022, Ukraine has already lost about 500,000 of its troops, according to intelligence and analysis of open sources, Yan Gagin, adviser to the acting head of the Donetsk People''s Republic (DPR), said in an interview with Sputnik.
Moscow, Sep 14 (UNI) Russia''s Ministry of Health has authorised clinical trials of a modified version of Russia''s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, the data from the registry of approved clinical trials has shown.
Moscow, Sep 13 (UNI) Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is accompanying him on his trip to Russia and has made an appearance at the gala dinner hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin in honor of her brother, however she did not participate in the talks, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.
Pyongyang , Sep 13 (UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday called North Korea''s ties with Russia his country''s first priority.
Moscow, Sep 13 (UNI) Myanmar''s foreign minister, Than Swe, will pay a working visit to Russia from September 13-15 and will hold a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on September 14, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
Seoul, Sep 13 (UNI) Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People''s Republic of Korea (DPRK), arrived at the Russian border town of Khasan early Tuesday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Wednesday.
Moscow, Sep 12 (UNI) Russia will analyze failure of its Luna-25 mission, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, adding that the lunar program will continue.
Moscow, Sep 12 (UNI) A passenger aircraft en route from the Russian resort city of Sochi to Siberian city of Omsk has made an emergency landing in a field in the Novosibirsk Region due to the failure of the hydraulic system, Ural Airlines CEO Sergey Skuratov said on Tuesday.
Moscow, Sep 12 (UNI) Russia and North Korea could discuss the issue of providing humanitarian aid to Pyongyang during the visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said on Tuesday.
Seoul, Sep 12 (UNI) Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People''s Republic of Korea (DPRK), departed for Russia on Sunday afternoon, the official Korean Central News Agency said early Tuesday in an email obtained by Xinhua.
Beijing, Sep 12 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 263 km ESE of Ust''-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia at 22:51:06 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Moscow, Sep 11 (UNI) A 15-year-old teenager armed with a knife has injured four adults in Russia''s southern Rostov region while attempting to enter a school, Governor Vasily Golubev said on Monday, adding that the boy was detained by the eyewitnesses.
Brussels, Sep 10 (UNI) NATO has no indication that Russia intended to hit the alliance in light of the recent strikes on Ukraine''s Danube ports, close to the Romanian border, and fresh drone debris found on the NATO member''s soil, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday.
Moscow, Sep 10 (UNI) Russian means of air defense have destroyed a Ukrainian drone over Russia''s Bryansk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
Moscow, Sep 9 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday urged residents of the Russian regions where a single voting day is ongoing to vote in the elections, while noting the convenience of the voting process.
Dhaka, Sep 8 (UNI) Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has praised Bangladesh for following an independent foreign policy prioritising the national interest despite pressure from the US and its allies.
Moscow, Sep 8 (UNI) Russia can help the Christian Orthodox mission in Pakistan by sending missionaries and asking the country''s government to protect Christians from extremist attacks, Joseph Farooq, the sole priest of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) in Pakistan, told Sputnik.
Tokyo, Sep 6 (UNI) The Japanese government will be closely monitoring the situation and working with the international community and the United States against the background of media reports of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un''s possible visit to Russia, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Wednesday.
Moscow, Sep 5 (UNI) Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate carrying Zircon hypersonic missiles will conduct series of exercises in the Atlantic Ocean, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.