MAKING SOME NEWS ON THE NIGHT TRAIN
Prince Harry makes surprise Ukraine visit to support war wounded
Sarah Rainsford in Kyiv and Maia Davies
Prince
Harry made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Friday, after an invitation by
an organization that supports Ukrainians with life-changing injuries
caused by the war.
- The Duke of Sussex arrived by train and said he wanted to do "everything possible" to help the recovery of injured military personnel.
Superhumans,
which helps provide those injured with prosthetic limbs and
rehabilitation, told the BBC that it invited Prince Harry to Ukraine.
Founder Olha Rudnieva greeted the prince off the train with a hug, a video released by Ukrainian Railways showed.
Ahead
of the trip, Prince Harry told the Guardian:
"We cannot stop the war
but what we can do is do everything we can to help the recovery
process."
"We can continue to humanize the people involved in this war and what they are going through."
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper was also in Kyiv on Friday, where she announced a further £142 million in UK aid to support Ukraine's energy infrastructure and vulnerable communities, while 100 new sanctions will aim to further hit Russia's economy and military supplies.
- During the visit, Cooper met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and foreign minister Andrii Sybiha.
- The UK foreign office said that the visit reaffirms the UK's support for Ukraine.
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Harry's visit to Kyiv came after the Sussex's charitable foundation Archewell
said on Wednesday that it had donated $500,000 (£369,000) to projects
supporting injured children from Ukraine and Gaza.
It
said the grants would be used to help the World Health Organization
with medical evacuations, and to fund work developing prosthetics for
young people.
- Other members of the Royal Family have expressed support for Ukraine since the start of the war more than three years ago.
- The King welcomed Zelensky to his Sandringham estate in Norfolk in March, having previously said the country had faced "indescribable aggression" from Russia.
- The Prince of Wales, Harry's brother, met Ukrainian refugees during a two-day visit to Estonia in March - where he said their resilience was "amazing".
His
trip to Ukraine came after he met his father King Charles in London on
Wednesday, their first face-to-face meeting since February 2024.
UK Foreign Secretary YVETTE COOPER
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