It was announced only after leaving the country that entry into western Ukraine is a region that often targets Russian missiles.
Harry, who served in the British army for 10 years, made the wounded soldiers one of his most prominent causes. He founded the Invictus game in 2014, offering injured veterans the challenges of competing in sports competitions similar to the Paralympic Games.
Invictus is more than just competition, a spokesperson said. It’s a year-round campaign about life after injury, which is why Harry visited rehabilitation centers like Leviv.
Ukraine has integrated sports recovery into support for the injured forces and has been actively participating in the Invictus Games since 2017. During his visit, Khali met with Ukrainian senior affairs minister Natalia Kalmykova.
The Duke of Sussex is accompanied by a member of the Invictus Games Foundation, including four veterans who have experienced similar rehabilitation experiences. After spending two days in a London court, he traveled to Ukraine, where he quit his job as a royal in 2020 and moved his family to California after resigning from a decision to fund protection measures by the government. The prince is no stranger to the war zone, and he toured twice in Afghanistan, where he flew the mission as the co-pilot gunman of the Apache helicopter.
Harry, 40, is the youngest son of King Charles III and is the second royal member to visit Ukraine. His aunt, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, visited Kyiv last year since last year’s Russian invasion in 2022, the first British royal family to travel to the country.
The royal family’s support for Ukraine has always been outspoken. King Charles warmly welcomes President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his two-day support at the White House U.S. President Donald Trump’s estate on the North Sea coast.
Harry’s brother Prince William met with Ukrainian refugees during a two-day visit to Estonia last month.
