In pictures: Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan, Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori back on Earth from ISS

The Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule descends at about 150 km south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.

The Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule lands about 150 km south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.

The Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule, with US astronaut Nick Hague, Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and United Arab Emirates' astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori returning from a mission to the International Space Station, lands near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 60 crew members at about 150kms southeast of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.

Rescue vehicles and helicopters approach the Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule after landing at the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.

Specialists turn a Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule after the landing at the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.

United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori reacts shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule at the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan .

United Arab Emirates' astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori, returning from a mission to the International Space Station, gestures shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

Russian Space Agency rescue team members and UAE specialists carry Hazzaa AlMansoori shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule at about 150kms southeast of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan on October 3, 2019.

NASA specialists carry US astronaut Nick Hague shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule at the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.

Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin sits in a chair shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule at the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.

US astronaut Nick Hague, right, Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, centre, and United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori, sit in chairs shortly after the landing at the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.

Russian space agency rescue team members and United Arab Emirates (UAE) specialists carry UAE astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule at the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.