Ukrainians ‘live with danger every day, but refuse to give in’, Angelina Jolie says in Kherson visit

Published connected 06/11/2025 - 17:19 GMT+1 •Updated 17:29

US character Angelina Jolie visited Kherson and Mykolaiv connected Wednesday, gathering aesculapian staff, families and volunteers successful immoderate of nan astir vulnerable regions successful Ukraine.

According to nan Legacy of War Foundation, Jolie was shown really aesculapian and acquisition institutions successful Ukraine's frontline regions person been relocated into reinforced underground spaces to proceed their operations.

The Kherson region is partially occupied by Russian forces connected nan near slope of nan Dnipro River. Kherson metropolis — connected nan other slope of nan stream — is perpetually targeted by Russian forces owed to its proximity to nan occupied area and truthful limitations of Ukrainian aerial defences.

"The group of Mykolaiv and Kherson unrecorded pinch threat each day, but they garbage to springiness in. At a clip erstwhile governments astir nan world are turning their backs connected nan protection of civilians, their strength, and their support for each different is humbling," Jolie said successful a connection released by nan foundation.

Russian drone attacks connected Kherson metropolis person go truthful predominant that nan residents picture Moscow’s strategy of changeless attacks connected civilians arsenic "human safari".

To protect nan group and civilian infrastructure, awesome roads starring into nan centre of Kherson are covered successful improvised nets.

According to nan Legacy of War Foundation, Jolie was shown this anti-drone protection technique, which turns roads into a benignant of protected tunnel.

"After astir 3 years of conflict, exhaustion is visible, yet truthful excessively is determination. Families want safety, peace, and nan chance to rebuild their lives. Diplomacy and nan protection of civilians should not beryllium allowed to autumn distant successful a sadistic title of weapons and technology."

On 29 October, a Russian artillery onslaught deed a children's infirmary successful Kherson, injuring 9 people, including 4 children.

Domestic media outlets besides reported that during Jolie's visit, a Ukrainian personnel of her information item was detained by subject enlistment officers.

The man successful mobility is reportedly a reserve serviceman who lacked a valid aesculapian committee certificate and was redirected to different location to settee nan issue.

Local media outlets confirmed pinch nan location subject recruitment agency successful Mykolaiv that Jolie visited nan premises.

The character antecedently visited Ukraine successful nan outpouring of 2022, conscionable 2 months into Russia’s full-scale invasion.