Duke of Sussex meets war victims in unannounced visit to Ukraine

Harry visited the Superhumans Centre, an orthopaedic clinic in Lviv that treats and rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians.

By contributor Brian Melley, Associated Press
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The Duke of Sussex met with people who were wounded in war with Russia at the Superhumans Centre in Ukraine (Superhumans Center via AP)

The Duke of Sussex met with war victims in Ukraine on Thursday in an unannounced visit to the country as part of his ongoing work with wounded veterans, a spokesperson said.

Harry visited the Superhumans Centre, an orthopaedic clinic in Lviv that treats and rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians, to see top-notch services provided in a country in the midst of war.

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Harry was accompanied on his visit to Ukraine by a contingent from the Invictus Games Foundation (Yana Stukach/Superhumans Center via AP)

The centre provides prosthetics, reconstructive surgery and psychological help free of charge.

During the visit, he also met with Natalia Kalmykova, Ukraine’s minister of veterans affairs.