Prince Harry met members of the Ukrainian team linked to the Invictus Games during his visit to the country.
In a social media post shared by Invictus Game’s social media pages, the Duke of Sussex praised their resilience and reaffirmed continued support for rehabilitation, sports initiatives and recovery programmes for veterans affected by war.
An Instagram post featuring Harry’s five photos from the visit was shared with the caption, “It has been wonderful to reconnect with members of the Ukrainian Invictus Community such as Yulia ‘Taira’ Paevska, Oleksandr Budko and Sem Lahun during our time in Ukraine.”
“Oleksandr, Sem and Taira were members of Team Ukraine at the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 with Taira’s story famously captured in our Netflix series ‘Heart of Invictus’.”
“Our support of the Invictus Community goes Beyond the Games and we are proud to be providing Ukraine with funding through our Signature Programme with support for sports initiatives, equipment, research and more.”
Harry made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday and called on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to end the war and on US. President Donald Trump to show leadership to help resolve the conflict.
According to Reuters news agency, by convention, the British royal family do not speak out on political matters, although King Charles and other senior royals have regularly voiced their support for Ukraine.
But Harry, on his third visit to the country since the war began, used far more explicit language than any of his relatives have done previously.