Sophie, 59, met with President Zelensky and his wife - and passed on a personal message from King Charles - as she showed her solitary with survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and torture
The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first British royal to visit Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion.
She arrived in the country on the same day at least four people were killed in a barrage of Russian missile strike in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa nearly 300 miles away. Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, was seen smiling as she looked up at the ceiling of Saint Sophia Cathedral alongside Olena ZelenskaDuring her visit Sophie also met with survivors of sexual violence, both male and female, who bravely shared their storiesThe Duchess was seen stroking a dog during her visit to the UNFPA office in Kyiv on Monday
In Kyiv the Duchess spoke to staff at the UNFPA and learned of how they are working to help victims of the Russian invasion READ MORE The royals who stepped up in Charles' hour of need: How Queen Camilla, William, Anne, Edward and Sophie all shouldered responsibility for public duties when King and then the Princess of Wales were diagnosed with cancer Advertisement And she paid her respects to those who lost their lives in Bucha, two years on from its liberation from Russian forces, and visited the 'Road to Life', a bridge which became a key part of the Ukrainian resistance when it was blown up to stop...
'They are the most powerful advocates who remind us all that we must not turn our backs on the horrors of this crime, we must never forget survivors. The Duchess looks at a historical model of Kyiv located in Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv during Monday's visit Since 2022, the UK has pledged over £4.7 billion in non-military support to Ukraine. This includes over £660 million of bilateral assistance that prioritises the needs of women and girls, for example by funding vital services for survivors of Gender Based Violence, as well as working with the Office of the Prosecutor General to put survivors at the centre of approaches to prosecuting conflict-related sexual violence crimes.
The timing of her visit to Ukraine coincided with a Russian barrage that killed at least four people in the port city of Odesa, nearly 300 miles to the south.
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