Princess Anne visits Ukraine to support child war victims

Buckingham Palace said that the Princess Royal made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Tuesday to emphasize the “traumatic experiences of children living on the front of the conflict.

Princess Anne left a toy bear on a monument for children who have been killed since Russia’s full -scale invasion and spoke to young people allegedly taken from their homes by Russian forces.

He also discussed Britain’s support for Ukraine and his ongoing resistance with President Volodomyr Zelensky.

The official visit received at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs comes only weeks after his nephew Prince Harry War visited the wounded veterans During a surprise visit to Kiev.

King’s sister Mother, the first lady who started in Kharkiv, the northeast city, paid respect to the Children’s Monument alongside Olena Zelenska.

The princess also visited the Children’s Rights Protection Center established during the conflict to support young people affected by the war, where she worked “tirelessly” to bring more young people back with their families and staff.

Since February 2022, Kyiv estimates that at least 19,500 Ukrainian children have been deported and forcibly displaced from their homes to Russia and Russian occupied regions.

So far it has only reached 1,605 houses. GOVERNMENT CHILDREN’S DATA.

In 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvovova-Belova. Claim that children are deported illegal.

Russia refuses to blame and says it protects children by moving them from a war zone for their security.

Anne’s visit comes weeks after the British announced the new sanctions that support the allegations of “forcibly deporting Ukrainian children and vaccination”.

The princess also met with the police and armed forces officers working to protect women and children, spoke to the wounded veterans and those who were “trauma -related conflict” at a rehabilitation center and toured the St Sophia Cathedral in Kiev.

He also visited the Kherson Culture Exhibition, which was recaptured by the Ukrainian forces in November 2022 and described the story of the South City, which was defined by the palace as a symbol of the power, resistance and struggle of Ukraine.

The Duke of Sussex is the second visit of a royal to the country in less than a month after visiting Kiev in mid -September.

The other royal people also supported Ukraine, because more than three years ago, including the king inviting Zelensky to Sandringham property in Norfolk in March.

In addition, US President Donald Trump brought up the clash during his last state visit to England: “Today, as the persecution threatened Europe once again, we and our allies are standing together to support Ukraine, to deterrence aggression and to secure peace.”

The prince of Wales met Ukrainian refugees During a two -day visit to Estonia in March – he said his flexibility was “incredible”.