Harry visits Kyiv to offer help to wounded soldiers

Prince Harry has made a surprise visit to Kyiv to pledge his support for Ukrainian soldiers injured in the country’s war against Russia.

- TARA COBHAM

The Duke of Sussex, who served in the British army for a decade, was invited by the Ukrainian government as he said he aims to do “everything possible” to help the thousands of wounded military personnel, say reports. According to the European Disability Forum, as of February, 300,000 people had been left disabled because of the war.

Alongside a team from his Invictus Games Foundation - which was founded by Harry in 2014 to enable injured veterans to take part in sporting events - the duke is set to outline new projects that will support the wounded in Kyiv in their rehabilitation. It is expected that the initiatives will later be rolled out across the country.

The new foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, was also travelling to Kyiv yesterday, in a move intended to signal the UK’s steadfast support for the war-torn nation.

Her visit comes after Russian drones violating Polish airspace during attacks on Ukraine were shot down by Poland and Nato this week. It also follows Russia’s largest aerial attack on Ukraine since the war began, an assault that hit a key government building in Kyiv for the first time.