Ukrainian Cosmonaut on the International Space Station

Alexey Zubritsky, a former pilot with the Ukrainian Air Force in the 204th Sevastopol Brigade, had remained in Crimea in 2014 and joined the Russian military, deploying in various theaters. He later switched to cosmonaut training, and on April 8 launched together with cosmonaut Sergey Ryshikov and U.S. astronaut Jonny Kim, aboard the Soyuz MS-27, to the International Space Station. Zubritsky, notably, is also wanted in Ukraine for desertion and high treason. This should provide material for an interesting discussion among the current ISS crew. It has also merited some attention from the Western and the Russian press.