Russia, Borisov and Putin

Putin axes Yuri Borisov, head of Russia's space agency
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Yuri Borisov after 2.5 years in charge of the nation's space agency Roscosmos, The Moscow Times reported today (Feb. 6).
Russia's space chief Borisov dismissed amid program failures
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Yury Borisov as CEO of the state space corporation Roscosmos, the Kremlin's official website announced on Feb. 6. Borisov's removal allegedly stems from uncertainty over the costs and implementation of the National Space Center project in Moscow,
Putin ousts Yury Borisov as head of Russia’s state space agency
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Roscosmos chief Yury Borisov, according to a decree published on the Kremlin’s website.
Putin fires his Russian Space Agency boss amid ‘failures’ over missiles and satellites
Yury Borisov, 68, has been removed as head of the Russian Space Agency, known as Roscomos, after a number of humiliating failures of recent launches of missiles and rockets
Kremlin fires boss of Russia's space agency
The Kremlin on Thursday removed the head of Russia's space agency after a tenure of less than three years that was scarred by the spectacular failure of Russia's first mission to the moon in 47 years.
Kremlin says space agency needs to develop 'dynamically' after firing its boss
The Kremlin said on Thursday that it had named a new head of Russia's space agency to ensure its ability to develop "dymanically" but rejected the suggestion that his fired predecessor had done anything wrong.
Putin fires Russia’s space chief
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has sacked the boss of space agency Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, the Kremlin announced Thursday, as the once world-beating program falls behind its competitors in the space race.
Russia President Putin sacks space agency chief after years of setbacks
Yuri Borisov had been in the role since July 2022, presiding over the crash landing of Moscow's first lunar lander mission in almost 50 years.
Putin dismisses head of the Russian space agency
In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Yury Borisov as head of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos. According to a decree published on Thursday on the Kremlin's website, Dmitry Bakanov has been appointed as the new director general of Roscosmos.
Kremlin replaces Russian space boss after tenure scarred by failed moonshot
The Kremlin dismissed the head of Russia's space agency on Thursday after a tenure of less than three years scarred by the spectacular failure of Russia's first mission to the moon in 47 years.
Putin Replaces Head of Russian Space Agency in Surprise Move
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the chief of Roscosmos and replaced him with another official in a surprise shake up at one of the world’s biggest space agencies.
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Putin dismissed Borisov from the post of Director General of Roscosmos
Russian President Vladimir Putin, by his decree, dismissed Yuri Borisov from the post of Director General of Roscosmos, ...
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Russia's Space Shuffle: New Leadership Amidst Lunar Mission Failure
Russia's space agency undergoes leadership change following the failure of its first lunar mission in 47 years. Yuri Borisov ...
‘Anora’ Breakout Yura Borisov Becomes First Russian Actor to Earn Oscar Nom in Almost 5 Decades
The last Russian nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category was Mikhail Baryshnikov in '77 for 'The Turning Point'.