On September 12, Prince Harry made an unexpected visit to Kyiv at the invitation of the Ukrainian government, expressing his desire to do everything possible to support the recovery of Ukrainian soldiers who sustained serious injuries during the conflict with Russia.
This is reported by The Guardian.
According to the publication, in Kyiv, Prince Harry and his team from the Invictus Games Foundation plan to announce new initiatives to support the rehabilitation of the wounded, with the potential to extend aid across all regions of Ukraine.
In a conversation with the Guardian during his overnight train journey to the capital, the Duke of Sussex noted: "We cannot stop the war, but we can do everything possible to assist in the recovery process."
"We must continue to showcase the human stories of this war - those who are involved and everything they endure. This should remain at the forefront of public attention. I hope this trip helps people realize this, as it is easy to become indifferent to what is happening," Prince Harry added.
The prince shared that he was initially invited to Kyiv by Olga Rudneva, the founder and CEO of the Superhumans Rehabilitation Center in Lviv, where they treat wounded individuals with amputations. Although he visited the center in April, their chance meeting occurred a few months earlier in the United States.
"I bumped into Olga in New York. It was a chance encounter, and I asked her how I could help. She said, 'You will have the most impact if you come to Kyiv.' Then an official invitation came. In Lviv, the war is not very noticeable - it is located far to the west. But this will be the first time (in Kyiv - ed.) that we see the real devastation from the war," Prince Harry noted.
During his trip to the Ukrainian capital, the prince plans to visit the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II. He is expected to spend time with 200 veterans who have also been invited. The trip to Kyiv will allow him to engage with veterans and witness some of the destruction firsthand, the prince emphasized.
He is also set to meet with the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko.
