Moscow, Ramadan 19, 1438, June 14, 2017, SPA -- A Russian space cargo ship carrying about 2.5 tonnes of supplies blasted off Wednesday for the International Space Station. The Progress-class ship was launched from the Russian-operated Baikonur spaceport in the former Soviet, Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan, Russian space agency Roscosmos said in a statement, according to dpa. The ship was scheduled to arrive at the station in two days, with the docking guided by Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin. There are three spacefarers on the station: Yurchikhin and US astronaut Jack Fischer, who arrived in April, and US commander Peggy Whitson, who has been aboard for half a year. --SPA 15:11 LOCAL TIME 12:11 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w427890