American astronaut Joseph Kelly arrived in Ukraine

Since the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, many world-famous stars have supported our country and actively helped Ukrainians affected by the war, including: Jared Leto, Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Madonna and others.

Astronaut and former US Navy captain Scott Joseph Kelly has recently visited Ukraine.

 

Together, Scott Joseph Kelly spent 520 days, 10 hours and 33 minutes in space during four flights, and he was continuously in orbit for 340 days. And as part of the US Navy, he spent more than 3,500 hours in the sky on more than 30 types of aircraft and made more than 250 landings on an aircraft carrier. In addition, Kelly has medical training, and this is what determined his direction of helping Ukraine.

«In my youth, I worked in emergency medical care and as an ambulance driver and saw with my own eyes how timely medical assistance can save people's lives. Later, as an astronaut, I always performed the role of a crew medical officer in space, so emergency medical care is important to me. Ukrainian doctors are real heroes today, performing miracles daily under unbelievably challenging and dangerous conditions. I consider it my duty to support Ukraine, as they defend democracy against russian aggression» - Scott said during a conversation with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

 

On November 27, Scott Joseph Kelly visited a children's hospital in Kyiv, where he talked with the patients. The astronaut told the young Ukrainians about flying into space and presented them with NASA badges that had been with him in Earth's orbit for over a year.

Kelly also visited Irpin and the Irpin Restoration Fund.

 

In addition, Joseph Kelly visited the Ukrainian office of the American charitable foundation Global Empowerment Mission, which has been helping Ukrainians since the beginning of the war.

Andriy Negrych, Director of the GEM Representative Office in Ukraine, wrote on his Facebook page:

«Today, Scott Joseph Kelly visited the Ukrainian office of the Global Empowerment Mission. American astronaut and retired US Navy captain who completed four space flights, one of which lasted 340 days, which became a record for the ISS.

 

Scott supports our aid programs for Ukraine and has been helping us since the early days.

 

Thanks to Scott for his kind heart and support!»

 

Also, the other day, a British traveler, TV presenter of the program «Man vs. Wild» and writer Bear Grylls was spotted in Ukraine.

 

The project "Ukraine: realities" is implemented by the News Agency "Konkurent" together with the Civic Movement "SVIDOMI" and Global Empowerment Mission with the participation of Elina Rozvod, PhD, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics Department (Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk) in English for readers from other countries to tell the stories of people who survived the horrors of the Russian occupation.

Проєкт «Ukraine: realities» реалізовується Інформаційним агентством «Конкурент» спільно з Громадянським Рухом «СВІДОМІ» та благодійною організацією Global Empowerment Mission за участю кандидатки філологічних наук, старшої викладачки кафедри прикладної лінгвістики (Волинський національний університет імені Лесі Українки, м.Луцьк) Еліни Розвод англійською мовою для читачів з інших країн, аби розповісти історії людей, які пережили жахи російської окупації.