Russia’s Luna-25 moon spacecraft on Sunday crashed into the surface of the moon, according to Germany’s DW News citing space corporation Roskosmos.

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Earlier, an unexpected emergency situation unfolded on Saturday during a critical manoeuvre by Russia’s Luna-25 probe as it prepared to land on the Moon, informed Russian space agency Roscosmos.

According to a statement released by Roscosmos, thrust was released to transfer the probe onto the pre-landing orbit.