Russia loses Luna-25; Chandrayaan-3 now sole contender to win race to Moon

Russia on Sunday confirmed that its first moon mission in 47 years had failed as spacecraft Luna-25 crashed into the surface of the Moon after spinning into an uncontrolled orbit. Around the time the Russian space agency Roscosmos broke the news, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced that Chandrayaan-3 was all set to land on the south pole of the Moon on August 23 at 6.04pm.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/race-to-the-moon-russia-loses-luna-25-chandrayaan-3-prepares-for-soft-landing-on-august-23/articleshow/102877837.cms