{"id":122132,"date":"2025-04-14T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T03:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/?p=122132"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T03:36:16","slug":"prince-harry-makes-surprise-visit-to-ukraine-to-meet-war-wounded-veterans-at-rehab-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/prince-harry-makes-surprise-visit-to-ukraine-to-meet-war-wounded-veterans-at-rehab-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet war-wounded veterans at rehab centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'><b>The United Kingdom\u2019s Prince Harry met with war-wounded Ukrainians this week in a surprise visit to Lviv as part of his work to support military veterans\u2019 well-being.\n</b><p><span style='\"font-size:'><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-122143 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/04%5C/During-a-surprise-trip-to-Ukraine-Prince-Harry-visited-the-Superhumans-Rehabilitation-Center-in-Lviv-and-met-with-paramedic-Yulia-Paevska.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1080\"' height='\"1350\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/During-a-surprise-trip-to-Ukraine-Prince-Harry-visited-the-Superhumans-Rehabilitation-Center-in-Lviv-and-met-with-paramedic-Yulia-Paevska.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>&ldquo;This is my first visit to Ukraine, and it certainly won\u2019t be the last,&rdquo; the royal said in a video posted Friday by the Superhumans Center, an orthopedic clinic near Lviv that provides free prosthetics, rehabilitation services, and mental healthcare for wounded military personnel and civilians.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Harry, the Duke of Sussex, served 10 years in the British army before launching the Invictus Games in 2014, in which wounded veterans compete in sporting events.\n<figure id='\"attachment_122146\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-122146\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-122146 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/04%5C/screenshot-2025-04-11-at-10-15-32.webp%5C%22" alt='\"Prince' harry the duke of sussex made a surprise visit to ukraine on thursday rehabilitation clinic for wounded soldiers. width='\"1240\"' height='\"693\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/screenshot-2025-04-11-at-10-15-32.webp' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-122146\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Thursday to visit a rehabilitation clinic for wounded soldiers.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>While in Lviv, which is in the country\u2019s western region, the prince met with Ukrainian military personnel \u2013 including some who participated in the Invictus Games \u2013 and watched surgeons perform an operation, his office said in a statement.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>He said it was &ldquo;absolutely mind-blowing&rdquo; that the Superhumans Center offers so many services in one facility, adding that &ldquo;there is no rehabilitation centre in the world that feels like this&rdquo;.\n<figure id='\"attachment_122148\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-122148\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-122148 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/04%5C/screenshot-2025-04-11-at-10-15-21-1.webp%5C%22" alt='\"In' this photo provided by superhumans center prince harry poses with a person who was wounded in war russia at the an orthopedic clinic ukraine on thursday april width='\"1202\"' height='\"1027\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/screenshot-2025-04-11-at-10-15-21-1.webp' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-122148\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>In this photo provided by Superhumans Center, Prince Harry poses with a person who was wounded in war with Russia at the Superhumans Center, an orthopedic clinic in Ukraine, on Thursday, April 10, 2025.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Rehabilitation is a priority for Ukraine\u2019s health system, which has been under extreme pressure since Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s forces invaded in February 2022.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>It\u2019s not clear how many Ukrainians have lost limbs since the full-scale invasion, but German estimates last year put the number between 30,000 and 50,000.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Superhumans Center opened in 2023 to help them and other wounded Ukrainians transition to life after the war.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Andrey Stavnitser, a Ukrainian businessman and the facility\u2019s co-founder, applauded Prince Harry\u2019s visit in a social media post, saying he appreciated that a &ldquo;man who is recognised in every corner of the planet, a man who has devoted his fame and influence to the strengthening of the authority of veterans&rdquo; 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