Overview
- Jolie made an unannounced humanitarian trip to Kherson, visiting underground medical and shelter facilities, wearing protective gear, and meeting hospitalized children.
- While transiting the Mykolaiv region, military recruiters halted the convoy and took a 1992-born driver to a recruitment center to verify his mobilization status.
- The Ukrainian Ground Forces said neither Jolie nor her team intervened, describing the driver’s processing as a routine check under wartime procedures.
- A surveillance video appearing to show Jolie inside a recruitment facility circulated online, and a later military communiqué—stating the driver is being prepared for service—was posted and then removed.
- Reactions in Ukraine diverged, with local officials and the U24 platform welcoming the visit’s humanitarian value, while Governor Vladimir Saldo alleged political motives without evidence.