New Delhi, April 13 -- Indian Astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Monday extended greetings on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the first human spaceflight.

Russian Embassy in India posted Shukla's video message. He underwent training at Russia's Star City in 2020-2021.

In a post on X, the embassy said, "A congratulatory message from Indian cosmonaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who underwent training at Russia's Star City in 2020-2021, on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the first human spaceflight."

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