Hollywood actress and UN humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, the Lviv regional governor said on Telegram. According to Maksym Kozytskyy, Jolie — who has been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011 — had come to speak with displaced people who have found refuge in Lviv, including children undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in the missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station in early April. Robert Lewandowski Stands With Ukraine, Bayern Munich and Poland Football Star States, ‘I Can’t Pretend Nothing Is Happening’ Amid Russian Attack on Ukraine.
The attack in the eastern Ukrainian city appeared to deliberately target a crowd of mostly women and children trying to flee a looming Russian offensive, killing at least 52 and wounding dozens more. “She was very moved by (the children's) stories,” Kozytskyy wrote. “One girl was even able to privately tell Ms. Jolie about a dream she'd had.” Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Kyiv Mayor and Ex-Boxing Champion Vitali Klitschko’s Images in Battle Fatigue Go Viral.
He said Jolie also visited a boarding school, talk with students and took photos with them, adding "she promised she would come again.” According to Kozytskyy, Jolie also met with evacuees arriving at Lviv's central railway station, as well as with Ukrainian volunteers providing the new arrivals with medical help and counseling.
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“The visit was a surprise to us all,” he wrote. “Plenty of people who saw Ms. Jolie in the Lviv region could not believe that it was really her. But since Feb. 24, Ukraine has shown the entire world that there are plenty of incredible things here.”
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