The astronaut talked to children who suffered from shelling.
American astronaut Scott Kelly, who is the ambassador of the UNITED24 fundraising campaign, visited Irpen, as well as the Ohmadet Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Suspilne reports.
The astronaut was given a tour of the hospital, the doctors told that they help children with neurological diseases and oncology here. Children who suffered from shelling, including those from Kherson, are now receiving treatment here.
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Kelly met with the girl Katya, who was injured during the shelling of Kramatorsk, her mother was killed. The astronaut presented Kate with a NASA badge, who spent an hour in space with him.
Kelly also spoke with other children who dream of becoming astronauts, and met with the director of the hospital, who spoke about the needs of doctors.
< p>The mayor of Irpen, Alexander Markushyn, told about the fact that the astronaut had arrived in Irpen.
“Today, the American astronaut Scott Kella was received as a guest. Mr. Kella is an ambassador of the United24 fundraising platform and he himself was the first to contribute $65,000 for the purchase of ambulances for the Armed Forces,” he wrote.
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He also reminded that after the start of a full-scale invasion of Russia Kelly collected 500 thousand dollars for the Armed Forces, put his collection up for auction in the form of NFTs. A series of works of art tells about his stay in space. Kelly set a new record by spending 340 days in orbit.
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