Prince Harry made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Friday, pledging to support soldiers wounded in the war with Russia.
The Duke of Sussex said he had travelled to Kyiv at the invitation of the Ukrainian government, accompanied by staff from his Invictus Games Foundation. He is expected to unveil new rehabilitation plans for injured troops, though details of his schedule remain undisclosed for security reasons.
“We cannot stop the war, but what we can do is everything possible to help the recovery process,” Prince Harry told The Guardian ahead of the visit. “We can continue to humanise the people involved in this war and what they are going through.”
The prince first visited Ukraine in April, when he toured the Superhumans Trauma Centre in Lviv, meeting patients who had lost limbs in the fighting. He said the invitation to return came from the centre’s founder.
Harry founded the Invictus Games in 2014 to give wounded veterans an international sporting platform. A Ukrainian team was granted special permission by President Volodymyr Zelensky to compete in 2022, just months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. At the time, Harry told athletes the world was “united” with their country.
The Royal Family has continued to voice support for Ukraine during the conflict, now entering its fourth year. King Charles met President Zelensky at Sandringham in March, praising Ukrainians for enduring “indescribable aggression.” Prince William visited Estonia that same month, where he spoke to Ukrainian refugees and described their resilience as “amazing.”
Harry’s arrival in Kyiv follows a private meeting with his father in London earlier this week — their first in more than a year.
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