Overview
- Visiting as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, Jolie toured medical facilities and underground shelters in Kherson and was photographed wearing a bulletproof vest while meeting hospitalized children.
- Her convoy was halted at a checkpoint in the Mykolaiv region where recruiters checked a driver’s documents, took him for verification, and then allowed him to continue with the group.
- Local media and Telegram channels circulated surveillance video that appears to show Jolie inside a recruitment facility during the episode, intensifying public attention on the stop.
- The military later said the driver, referred to as “citizen P.,” is preparing for service once mobilized, with reports noting that a detailed communique about the incident was published and then removed.
- Reactions varied, with Kherson officials and the U24 platform praising the visit’s humanitarian focus, while regional governor Vladimir Saldo questioned the motives behind it.