Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, launched a new cargo ship to the International Space Station on December 1, but the fate of the robotic supply ship is unclear after issues cropped up during its trip into space.

"According to preliminary information, the contingency took place at an altitude of about 190 km over remote and unpopulated mountainous area of the Republic of Tyva. The most of cargo spacecraft fragments burned in the dense atmosphere," – the press service of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said on Thursday.

According to Roscosmos, the flight of the carrier rocked proceeded routinely until the 383nd second after which time telemetry transmission was stopped.

The loss of the cargo ship will not affect the normal operations of the ISS and the life of the station crew, says Roscosmos

The Soyuz-U rocket carrying the cargo spacecraft Progress MS-04, was loaded with 2.5 tonnes of cargoes for the ISS crew.

Source: TASS