Virgin Galactic future astronaut and Yuri's Night co-creator Loretta Whitesides told Sputnik that the trust and cooperation built by Russia and the United States on the International Space Station (ISS) is eroding

The world's first female cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, became a pioneer in a man's world at a difficult time and helped create sister city connections between Russia's Star City and US' Nassau Bay, Virgin Galactic future astronaut Loretta Whitesides told Sputnik

The Ukrainian military has failed to break Russian defense lines in the South Donetsk direction and were pushed back to their initial positions on Monday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry said