Scott Kelly was an average former NASA Astronaut. Putin's invasion of Ukraine threw him into the spotlight for a variety of reasons.
Kelly played a part in the departure of Russia's top space official by using his 5.3 million followers on the social networking site to blast Russia's attack on Ukraine.
Kelly is putting his money where his mouth is by raising money for an ambulance for the city of Kyiv.
Kelly spent more than 300 days on the International Space Station with NASA and Russia.
After Putin sent troops into Ukraine, he added "Russia troll" to his resume. Kelly joked that McDonald's was looking to hire when Rogozin was let go.
Kelly said that Volodymyr Zelensky told him that the Ukrainian president had killed Russian propagandists.
He directed his anger at Russians who supported the message that Russia was defending itself from the Ukrainians.
I know some Russians who feel the same way. This is not right. This isn't legal. This is horrible. They have guilt because their country is doing it.
He said a former colleague on the space station believed that Russia was only defending itself.
It's the dumbest thing I've ever heard when you say that your army invaded another country. These people are smart. I thought they were compassionate, but they seem to think otherwise.
I can only conclude that they have been conditioned. They were taught to believe certain things through the state controlled media.
Zelenskyy's main vehicle for collecting charitable donations to support his country is United 24, which Kelly has just raised $65,000 for.
He could either raise money for an ambulance or a Powerwall. The fact that Ukrainian medical facilities have faced ongoing bombardment made it a simple choice for Kelly.
Kelly raised half a million dollars for Ukraine by selling an NFT. He told Insider that he had stepped up his efforts to counter a possible rise in public fatigue as the war drags on.
Americans have begun to express less concern about the war, while House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy suggested in October that a Republican-led house would stop sending blank checks to Ukraine. The GOP's control of the lower house may mean that that is no longer a possibility.
It's understandable that people are tired about a war. Imagine how tired the Ukrainian military is.
Kelly, whose brother Mark was re-elected as an Arizona senator, believes there's enough appetite in Congress to continue financial support for Ukraine.
The strategic region of Kherson was taken by the Ukrainians last week.
"They're fighting not only for their own lives and their own land, and what they want to do and how to live, but they're also fighting for all of us." What's next if Russia gets away with this?
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