Prince Harry makes visit to Ukraine, meets with wounded veterans
Prince Harry is touching down in Ukraine, getting a first-hand look at a rehabilitation center in the war-torn country.
The Duke of Sussex visited the Superhumans Center in Lviv on Thursday, a spokesperson confirmed to ITK.
The organization describes its mission as providing a free 'modern rehabilitation center' for adults and children who have suffered 'life-changing injuries,' including prosthetics, psychological support and reconstructive surgery.
The 40-year-old member of the British royal family, who founded the Invictus Games — an international sports competition for wounded military veterans and personnel — in 2014, wanted to see for himself the rehab services in a country at war, a spokesperson for Harry told ITK.
Harry, along with a group from the Invictus Games Foundation, toured the center and met with patients, medics and veterans during the visit, the spokesperson said.
It's not the first time that Harry has offered support for Ukraine's veterans since Russia invaded the country in February 2022. In April of that year, Harry honored Ukrainian team members during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games, telling them, 'We stand with you.'
Harry was invited to visit Ukraine by Superhumans Center CEO Olga Rudneva last year and again at the Invictus Games in Vancouver in February.
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