Solidarity with Ukraine? Russian cosmonauts board ISS wearing Yellow-blue suits

New York: Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station wearing yellow flight suits with blue accents, colours that appeared to match the Ukrainian flag.

The three men were the first new arrivals since Russia attacked its eastern neighbour last month, reports BBC.

The ISS is a joint project between Russia, America, Canada, Japan and several European countries.

According to the report, the project is led by a US-Russian partnership that has continued for two decades despite fluctuating tensions between the two world powers.

Russian cosmonauts Denis Matveyev, Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Korsakov docked at the ISS after a three-hour flight which blasted off from a Russian-owned facility in Kazakhstan.

When the cosmonauts were able to talk to family back on Earth, Artemyev was asked about the suits. He said every crew chose their own. “It became our turn to pick a colour. But, in fact, we had accumulated a lot of yellow material so we needed to use it,” he said. “So that's why we had to wear yellow.”

According to the BBC report, since the invasion of Ukraine, people around the world have used the colours of its national flag to show solidarity and support.

The three Russians will begin a science mission on the ISS that is set to last just over six months. (UNI)