Unexpected guest: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie suddenly appears in Ukraine - meets children and NGO's
Created: 04/30/2022Updated: 04/30/2022, 20:02
By: Yasina Hipp
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is visiting the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
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US actress Angelina Jolie has been helping refugees worldwide for many years.
The UN special representative now appears to be in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
Lviv - Wide gray trousers, a knitted sweater in the same color, a backpack thrown over his shoulder and his hair casually pinned up with a clip.
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie was apparently spotted in a café in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
In the video, published on Twitter by Ukrainian online news website
The Kyiv Independent
, the 46-year-old actress briefly smiles and waves for the camera before walking to the cafe's counter.
Jolie is a special representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and has been involved since the start of the Ukraine war.
Hollywood Star Angelina Jolie Visited Children's Hospital During Ukraine War
The ex-wife of US actor Brad Pitt is known for her humanitarian commitment.
Jolie has been working on behalf of the UN for more than 20 years and has visited numerous refugee camps around the world, including Yemen.
The 46-year-old has already received several awards for her commitment from a wide variety of countries and organizations.
And even in Russia's war against Ukraine, Jolie is committed to the affected population.
At the end of March she visited Ukrainian refugee children in the Vatican hospital in Rome.
The facility treats children who fled to Italy because of the situation in their home country.
Jolie said at the time, "It's horrifying to see children paying the price in lost lives, compromised health and trauma."
Angelina Jolie again in Ukraine
Now the Hollywood star appears to have found its way to Ukraine again.
Apparently she was in the country to meet war affected children.
She also visited hospitals and NGOs in Lviv that help the injured and displaced.
The western Ukrainian city of Lviv has long been considered a hub and contact point for people who have fled from the rest of the country.
Various Russian air raids have hit the city during the weeks of war so far.
Angelina Jolie can now get a first-hand impression of the consequences for the city and its population.
Jolie is not the first celebrity to travel to Ukraine.
At the beginning of the war, fellow actor Sean Penn was also in the embattled country and was shooting a documentary in Kyiv.