“Ramzan Akhmatovich, I saw the city of Grozny very well, I took a picture in 2015 and this year, the city has grown, it has become brighter,” said the cosmonaut.

In turn, Kadyrov invited Kononenko to the Chechen capital after the latter returned to Earth. At the same time, the head of the republic joked: "Do not invite me into space alone."

Earlier, Qatari chef Aisha at-Tamimi told what the first UAE astronaut would eat on the International Space Station.