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SOVIET UNION DRILLING
Deeper than the Mariana Trench, near its border with Norway, the Soviet Union spent 20 years drilling 7.6 miles into Earth; in 1992, the deepest borehole on Earth was abandoned in a region industrialization had turned into one of the most ‘poisoned spots on Earth’The Kola Superdeep Borehole, a groundbreaking feat by Soviet engineers, extends over twelve kilometers into the Earth. This ambitious endea...- In 1985, Soviet engineers sent two balloons floating through Venus for 46.5 hours. Their motherships then used the planet’s gravity to chase Halley’s CometSoviet spacecraft Vega 1 and Vega 2 undertook a dual mission to Venus and Halley's Comet. These probes deployed landers and balloons onto V...
- Putin's first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from TokyoPutin visited a fish plant, a hospital and a school on Iturup, one of the volcanic chain's southern islands. He also briefly spoke to local...
- Race for rare minerals brings boom to Tajikistan's minesIn a labyrinth of tunnels running beneath 4,000-metre peaks, Tajik miners are scrabbling to secure antimony, one of the metals at the centr...
- Return of the 53-yr AWOL space canLaunched in 1972, the Soviet spacecraft Kosmos-482, intended for Venus, is unexpectedly returning to Earth after a failed mission. After 53...
- Baltic states switch to European power grid, ending Russia tiesEstonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have successfully synchronized their electricity systems to the European continental power grid, severing en...
- Russia launches Baltic naval drills, ratcheting up tensions with European neighboursThe Ocean Shield-2023 exercises will involve forces practising how to "protect sea lanes, transport troops and military cargo, as well as d...
- Ukraine conducts disaster response drills near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantUkraine has begun nuclear disaster response drills near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. The exercises aim to coord...
- Russia's Pacific Fleet put on high alert for snap drillsRussia's Pacific Fleet went on high alert on Friday for snap drills with missile launches in a massive show of force amid the tensions with...
- Russia rekindles old friendship with South Africa, its ally against apartheidThere is a very real military history between South Africa and Russia in that the Soviet Union played a significant role in the struggle ag...
- Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, S.AfricaThe missiles fly at nine times the speed of sound, with a range of more than 1,000 km (620 miles), Russia says. They form the centrepiece o...
- The weakest link? North Korea's crumbling air forcePyongyang has long condemned joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington, calling them rehearsals for an invasion -- but it has appear...
- Putin rallies against global isolation, kicks off war games with 13 nations, including India and ChinaIn Russia's Primorsky region, over 50,000 troops and 5,000 pieces of military equipment are taking part in a week-long military event orche...
- Belarus says Russian forces extend joint exercises due to tensions over UkraineThe drills in Belarus which had been due to conclude Sunday have exacerbated tension between Moscow and Western capitals over a feared Russ...
- Russia says Taliban ready for 'compromise'His comments came after another round of inconclusive talks in Qatar over the weekend between the Afghan government and the Taliban that ma...
- Russia says 'hasty withdrawal' put Afghanistan at riskTaliban insurgents in Afghanistan have capitalised on the last stages of the withdrawal of foreign troops to launch offensives, capturing a...
- China's Chang'e-5 probe drills moon's surface, collects samplesThe lander first drilled a 2-meter-deep hole, digging out soil, and sealed it up at 4:53 a.m. on Wednesday. Next, it will use its robotic a...
- China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to EarthThe lander was launched Nov. 24 from the tropical southern island of Hainan. It is the latest venture by a Chinese space program that sent ...
- Russia to invest $2 billion to build pipeline in PakistanA formal agreement will be signed next month. In return for the investment, Russian firms will be awarded the contract to build the pipelin...
- Russia may still have an automated nuclear launch system aimed across the Northern HemisphereBut despite the changing nature of the times, nuclear weapons continue to play a central role in Russian military strategy.
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