The Russian team arrived aboard the International Space Station after launching from Kazakhstan and were wearing space suits of yellow and blue- the colours of Ukraine.
Three Russian cosmonauts wear colours of Ukrainian flag as they arrive on space station.
Three Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station wearing the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
Their arrival comes amid strong tensions between the US and Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
In a twist, the new arrivals were all wearing the distinctive yellow and blue colours associated with the country Vladimir Putin's forces invaded last month.
The mission continues a 20-year-shared Russian and American presence in orbit, despite the war raging below.
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