"Russia's Historic Lunar Mission: Village Evacuated for First Landing in Half a Century"

Russia will evacuate a village in its far east as part of its first lunar lander mission in nearly 50 years. The Luna-25 lander will be launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome and will be the first to arrive on the South Pole of the moon. The residents of the Shakhtinskyi settlement will be evacuated as their village lies in the predicted area where the rocket boosters will fall after separation. The mission aims to develop soft-landing technologies, study the moon's internal structure, and explore resources, including water. The lander is expected to operate on the lunar surface for one year.