Closer to the dangers of war. On a surprise visit to Lviv, in western Ukraine, where she spoke with displaced people, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, was filmed on Sunday in being evacuated from the city’s station, to the sound of sirens, usually activated to warn of bombardments.
On these images broadcast by BFMTV, we can see the forty-year-old leaving the scene at a rapid pace, surrounded by several Ukrainians, one of whom is photographing himself by his side. ” Are you afraid ? asks a person filming her, “No, I’m fine,” she replies. On other videos, Angelina Jolie can be seen repeatedly throwing “Take care of yourself! », to the population around him, while many Ukrainians have taken refuge in recent days in Lviv station.
On Saturday, the actress was seen in a cafe in Lviv where she was filmed by a Ukrainian, Maya Pidhoretska, who posted the video on her Facebook account. “For all of us, this visit was a surprise,” Lviv region governor Maxim Kozytsky later wrote on Telegram, posting photos and videos of the actress playing with children and posing with volunteers.
A visit to a hospital
At a hospital, she visited children injured in the April 8 bombing outside Kramatorsk station in the east of the country, attributed to Russia, which had killed more than 50 civilians, according to the governor. Angelina Jolie spoke with Ukrainians who had to flee combat zones and volunteers who provide psychological assistance to displaced people at Lviv train station.
VIDEO. War in Ukraine: Angelina Jolie visits refugee families at Lviv train station
More than 7.7 million people have left their homes since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24 but are still in Ukraine, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). More than 5.4 million Ukrainians have fled their country.