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Just minutes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” in Ukraine yesterday, reports flooded the internet of bombings and unrest in several cities including the capital, Kyiv. The move by Russia has been called “unprovoked and unjustified” by US President Joe Biden. Footage from the country is both frightening and heartbreaking with hundreds of thousands of people attempting to flee to the west.
Angelina Jolie, an ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, has since responded to the news. On Instagram she published a statement which reads: “Like many of you, I’m praying for the people of Ukraine. My focus along with my UNHCR colleagues is that everything possible is done to ensure the protection and basic human rights of those displaced, and refugees in the region.”
She continued, “We have already seen reports of casualties and people starting to flee their homes to seek safety. It is too soon to know what will happen, but the significance of this moment – for the people of Ukraine, and for the international rule of law – cannot be overstated.”
The actress is just one of many stars that have spoken out against the attacks. Actor and director Sean Penn is currently in Ukraine’s capital where he attended a press briefing at the Presidential Office. According to a translated statement from the Ukraine government, Penn “specially came to Kyiv to record all the events that are currently happening in Ukraine and to tell the world the truth about Russia’s invasion of our country” for a documentary in collaboration with Vice Studios.
“Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine in Ukraine today,” the statement read. “Our country is grateful to him for such a show of courage and honesty.”
Miley Cyrus has also responded to this week’s news after she shot her “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart” music video in Kyiv. “I am standing in solidarity with everyone in Ukraine who is affected by this attack and our global community who is calling for an end to this violence,” she wrote on social media.
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) February 24, 2022
Mark Ruffalo echoed this on Twitter, writing, “Sending love and good prayers to all innocent people of Ukraine and Russia and Europe who are caught up in this sad and corrosive moment of asymmetrical violence and destruction, especially the young people. You have done nothing to deserve this perversion and obscene spectacle.”
Sending love and good prayers to all innocent people of Ukraine and Russia and Europe who are caught up in this sad and corrosive moment of asymmetrical violence and destruction, especially the young people. You have done nothing to deserve this perversion and obscene spectacle.
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) February 24, 2022
More to come.
