Orlando Bloom, a UNICEF ambassador and actor, visits children’s center in Kyiv

KYIV — Orlando Bloom, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations children’s organization UNICEF and a star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Lord of the Rings” movies visited a children’s center in Kyiv on Sunday.

It was his first trip to Ukraine since 2016, the British actor said. He also met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“I would have never expected the war to have escalated throughout the country since I was there,” Bloom said on Instagram.

“But today, I was fortunate to hear children’s laughter at a UNICEF-supported Spilno center, a safe, warm, and nurturing space for children to play, learn and receive psychosocial support.”

The Spilno centers…

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