Angelina Jolie was photographed in Lviv, Ukraine. The actress and Special Envoy to the United Nations were captured in a video, comforting a group of Ukrainian citizens.
A variety of clips have appeared throughout Twitter and social media, showing Jolie carrying out different activities. One shows her in a coffee shop, drawing the attention of a variety of people. Jolie smile and waved towards the camera as she waited in line. Another shows her in a crowded space, speaking to a man and holding his hand in comfort. One video shows her on the move, as an air raid alarm rings and Jolie and her team rush to one of the city’s bomb shelters.
According to The Kyiv Independent, an English journalism source based in Ukraine, Jolie was in the country welcoming displaced citizens. “Actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie visits the central railway station in Lviv to welcome the internally displaced Ukrainians arriving on an evacuation train from Pokrovsk, a city in Donetsk Oblast, on April 30. Jolie is a special envoy of UNHCR,” they wrote.
Reuters explains that through her trip, Jolie met volunteers working with the displaced, who explained the country’s situation. Each psychiatrist on duty spoke to about 15 people a day, including children between the ages 2 to 10. “They must be in shock ... I know how trauma affects children, I know just having somebody show how much they matter, how much their voices matter, I know how healing that is for them,” said Jolie.
Jolie has previously discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. In a social media post, she wrote, “As well as the millions who’ve fled over Ukraine’s borders, nearly 2 million people are displaced inside their country, many trapped by fighting, denied access to aid, and in direct physical danger. Without an end to the war children will pay the highest price – in trauma, lost childhoods and shattered lives.” She added a link where people can learn more about the crisis and find ways to help and contribute.
