Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visits Ukraine’s front-line city of Kherson, media reports say

Summary

• Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to Kherson, Ukraine, her second since Russia's invasion, as reported by Ukrainian media.
• Jolie, previously a UN refugee ambassador, visited a maternity ward and children's hospital in the frequently bombarded city.
• A photo showed Jolie in a bulletproof vest with Ukrainian insignia, though neither she nor Ukraine confirmed the visit.

KYIV - Hollywood star and humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to a southern Ukrainian front-line city, in her second visit to the country since Russia launched its invasion, Ukrainian media reported on Nov 5.

Jolie, who has previously been a United Nations ambassador for refugees, visited a maternity ward and a children’s hospital in Kherson, a city which was briefly occupied by Moscow in 2022 and still comes under daily Russian bombardment.

A photo published by local official Vitaly Bogdanov showed Jolie, whose hit films include Maleficent, Mr & Mrs Smith and the Lara Croft series, wearing a bulletproof vest with Ukrainian insignia.

Neither Jolie nor the Ukrainian government have confirmed the visit to Kherson, which lies on the other side of the Dnipro river from the Russian army.

The film star, who served as a UN special envoy for refugees from 2012 to 2022, had previously visited Ukraine a few months after the start of the Russian invasion.

Jolie, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in 1999‘s Girl, Interrupted, met displaced persons
in the western city of Lviv. AFP