According to the Russian space agency Roscosmos, the unmanned Russian spacecraft Luna-25 went out of control and crashed into the moon.

The Luna-25 spacecraft was supposed to be the first to land on the south pole of the Moon. However, according to the BBC, it was unable to do so because it encountered difficulties as it entered its descent orbit. This was the first Russian flight to the moon in nearly 50 years.

This rover has been deployed to investigate an area of the moon that researchers believe may contain frozen water and valuable materials.

Russia's space agency Roscosmos reported that the Luna-25 satellite was lost due to communications Sunday morning at around 11:57 GMT.

In addition, it said in a statement that preliminary results indicated that the 800-kilogram spacecraft "no longer existed as a result of a collision with the lunar surface." He indicated that a special committee would discuss the reasons for the failure of the mission.

On August 11, the spacecraft was launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in far eastern Russia, which is part of the Amur Region. On Wednesday of this week, the spacecraft successfully reached lunar orbit. previously on the south pole.