Angelina Jolie was photographed this week with a bulletproof vest in an underground shelter in the city of Jershon, Ukraine. There the famous actress, known for her humanitarian worktoured medical and educational facilities, relocated underground by Russian attacks.
His surprising arrival at one of the most dangerous cities for the daily bombings of Russian troops was confirmed by public news agency, Ukrinformand public radio and television, Suspline.
One of the most moving images showed her with children in a windowless room. The winner of an Oscar for her role in Innocence interrupted also met with volunteers, medical personnel, and civilians Ukrainians, to whom he recognized their “humility and strength.”
Jolie’s message of support to the Ukrainian people
«At a time when governments around the world turn their backs on the protection of civilians, your mutual strength and support are one lesson in humility«said the actress in a statement released this Thursday by the War Legacy Foundation.
“After almost four years of conflictthe exhaustion is evident, but also the determination. “Families long for security, peace and the opportunity to rebuild their lives.”concluded the message, which provoked the gratitude of several personalities in the country.
The American suffered an incident with the driver of her convoy. Photo: REUTERS/LEGACY OF WAR FOUNDATIONThe deputy director of the Kherson regional administration, Oleksandr Tolokonnikovthanked the visit of the American producerwho to his 16 million followers on Instagram shares posts almost exclusively about children affected by war conflicts.
“Sometimes it seems like they have forgotten us, but we see that this is not the case”Tolokonnikov said on the main state television channel.
Furthermore, the movie star received a commemorative coin by the head of the Military Administration of the same city, Yaroslav Shanko. Ukrainian journalists who published the video in X They assured that the object has an arch with the inscription «Kherson», swallows y ears of corn.
Jolie’s second visit to Ukraine during the war
This is the second surprise visit that Jolie has done so far in the war. The previous one was in May 2022when the collaborator of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) for more than 20 years, visited the city of Lvivin western Ukraine.
On that occasion he lived a emergency situation typical of a country at war, in which it had to be evacuated due to the possibility of a air raid.
Jolie visited children in an underground shelter. Photo: REUTERS/LEGACY OF WAR FOUNDATIONThe cameras of some cell phones captured it walking quickly towards a refuge in a bunkerafter warning sirens began to sound about an imminent Russian missile offensive.
The incident with the Ukrainian driver of the Hollywood star
On this new visit it happened another incidentthis time by the Ukrainian army. It was the Tuesday, November 4 as his entourage passed through the Mikoláyiv region, west of Kherson. On that trip, the convoy driver was detained after having reached a military control.
The driver, ukrainian nationalitywas taken to a recruitment center for not having complied with his obligation to register with the authorities to be called up.
Finally he was allowed to continue the journey to the young man born in 1992, with the rest of the people who were traveling in the delegation.
