Washington:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are persevering with to do their bit for the individuals of Ukraine. The couple has made donations to charities to assist Ukrainians as they paid tribute to Invictus Video games athlete Serhii Karaivan, who died whereas combating in opposition to Russian forces.
As per Fox Information, the couple’s Archewell Basis introduced on Friday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have donated to a number of organisations engaged on the bottom to assist the Ukrainian individuals.
These organisations embody HIAS (Serving to Ukrainian Households Settle), World Central Kitchen, the World Well being Group, and The HALO Belief. Notably, The HALO Belief is an organisation Harry’s late mom Princess Diana supported.
Meghan and Harry’s basis additionally paid tribute to Invictus Video games athlete Serhii Karaivan, who died on March 13 whereas combating in opposition to Russian forces. Harry, who served within the military for greater than 10 years, began the Invictus Video games in 2014.
“Lastly, our hearts are heavy as we acknowledge the latest lack of a member of our veteran neighborhood in Ukraine, who was defending his nation from assault,” the inspiration stated in its assertion.
Meghan and Harry first condemned Russia’s assault on Ukraine on February 25 via an announcement posted on the Archewell web site that learn, “WE STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE.”
“Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and all of us at Archewell stand with the individuals of Ukraine in opposition to this breach of worldwide and humanitarian regulation and encourage the worldwide neighborhood and its leaders to do the identical,” the assertion stated.
On February 24, Russia started a army operation in Ukraine, responding to requires assist from the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in countering the aggression of Ukrainian troops. The Russian Protection Ministry stated the particular operation is focusing on Ukrainian army infrastructure solely.
In line with the Workplace of the UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights, virtually 600 civilians have been killed and greater than 1,000 injured in Ukraine because the begin of the battle.