Overview

• Britain’s Princess Anne met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska in Kyiv in a visit confirmed by Buckingham Palace as a show of solidarity with children and families affected by the war.
• She paid respects at the Martyrolog memorial and visited the Center for Protection of Children’s Rights, where she spoke with minors who were rescued from occupied areas and reunited with relatives.
• Olena Zelenska reported that 657 children have been killed since the full-scale invasion, citing recent deaths including a 12-year-old girl in Kyiv and two young brothers in the Sumy region.
• Ukrainian statements referenced more than 19,500 children forcibly transferred to Russia or from occupied territories, with 1,645 returned through efforts that involve an international coalition of 42 countries, the Council of Europe and the EU, and the UK-backed Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
• During the trip, Princess Anne also met women police officers, members of the armed forces and veterans at a rehabilitation center, becoming the third recent British royal to visit Ukraine after Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Prince Harry.