8 international celebrities who visit Ukraine during war
Angelina Jolie and Jessica Chastain (photo: collage by RBC-Ukraine)
Not only political leaders dare to come to Ukraine during full-scale war. Over the past two and a half years, numerous world celebrities - actors, directors, screenwriters, businessmen, and musicians - have visited Kyiv, Lviv, and other cities.
They come for volunteer aid, film documentaries, and share with the world what they have seen firsthand - the consequences of Russian aggression.
Find out which celebrities from around the world have visited Ukraine after February 24, 2022, in the material by RBC-Ukraine.
Sean Penn
American actor and director, has repeatedly visited Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war. He actively provides assistance to refugees and the affected, and also calls on the global community to take decisive action in support of Ukraine.
Sean Penn with Volodymyr Zelenskyy (photo: instagram.com/zelenskyy_official)
Angelina Jolie
Hollywood actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador visited Lviv in June 2022. She met with Ukrainians, visited hospitals, and called on the world not to forget about the war in Ukraine.
Angelina Jolie (photo: instagram.com/angelinajolie)
Jessica Chastain
The American actress was in Ukraine in August 2022. In Irpin, she witnessed firsthand the destruction caused by Russian forces and met with Ukrainians and government representatives.
Jessica Chastain (photo: instagram.com/jessicachastain)
Liev Schreiber
Star of X-Men has been supporting Ukraine from the early days of the war. As a United24 ambassador, he has visited Ukraine multiple times, meeting with people and government representatives.
Liev Schreiber with Ukrainian children (photo: instagram.com/lievschreiber)
Ben Stiller
The renowned actor and director visited Ukraine in 2022 as part of a volunteer mission. He visited Irpin and Makariv, where he met with local residents and personally witnessed the consequences of Russian aggression.
Ben Stiller (photo: instagram.com/benstiller)
Jack Gleeson
The Irish actor, known for the series Game of Thrones, visited Ukraine to deliver a pickup truck to the Ukrainian Armed Forces from British volunteers. He also organized meetings in Kyiv and put up for charity auction a doll of his character from Game of Thrones to raise funds in support of Ukraine.
Jack Gleeson (photo: Talented U press service)
Cary Fukunaga
Star director Cary Fukunaga, known for directing the 25th James Bond film No Time to Die, the adaptation of Jane Eyre, and for being the director and producer of the first season of HBO's series True Detective, was in Ukraine on a humanitarian mission.
According to him, it was the least he could do. He participated in a charitable project aimed at providing food in cities affected by the humanitarian crisis.
Fukunaga visited Lviv, Kyiv, and the Kharkiv region, where, among other things, he rescued a dog from under rubble.
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Cary Fukunaga (photo: Wikipedia)
U2 and Bono
In 2022, the legendary rock band with lead singer Bono visited Ukraine at the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to express support for Ukrainians.
The musicians performed their iconic hits in the capital's metro and delighted the audience with a joint performance alongside theUkrainian band Antytila.
After the metro concert, Bono traveled to the occupied towns of Bucha and Irpin, where he personally witnessed the atrocities committed by Russian forces against Ukrainians.
U2 and Bono (screenshot from video)
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