The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first British 王室の to visit ウクライナ共和国 since the start of the ロシアの 侵略.

Sophie, 59, met with 大統領 Zelensky and his wife - and passed on a personal message from King Charles - as she showed her 独房監禁 with 生存者s of 衝突-関係のある 性の 暴力/激しさ and 拷問 during her emotional one-day trip.

The mother of-two travelled in her 役割 as 支持する/優勝者 of the UK's 妨げるing 性の 暴力/激しさ in 衝突 率先 and the Women, Peace and 安全 協議事項.

It is understood she was 'keen to show her 団結 with men, women and children 影響する/感情d by the ロシアの 侵略'.?

She arrived in the country on the same day at least four people were killed in a 一斉射撃,(質問などの)連発/ダム of ロシアの ミサイル strike in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa nearly 300 miles away.

In Kyiv the duchess listened as 生存者s of 性の 暴力/激しさ, both male and 女性(の), bravely 株d their stories, 同様に as talking to 女性(の) IDPs - internally 追い出すd persons - and volunteers who help their communities 対処する with the 外傷/ショック of the 侵略.

Sophie, the Duchess of Cambridge, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Monday

Sophie, the Duchess of Cambridge, shakes 手渡すs with Ukrainian 大統領 Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Monday

The Duchess of Edinburgh (right) poses for a photo with Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska (left) in Saint Sophia Cathedral in what was the first visit to the country by a member of the Royal Family since the Russian invasion

The Duchess of Edinburgh (権利) 提起する/ポーズをとるs for a photo with ウクライナ共和国's First Lady Olena Z elenska (left) in Saint Sophia Cathedral in what was the first visit to the country by a member of the 王室の Family since the ロシアの 侵略

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, was seen smiling as she looked up at the ceiling of Saint Sophia Cathedral alongside Olena Zelenska

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, was seen smiling as she looked up at the 天井 of Saint Sophia Cathedral と一緒に Olena Zelenska

The Duchess was shown frescoes as she was given a tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Site on Monday

The Duchess was shown frescoes as she was given a 小旅行する of the UNESCO World 遺産 場所/位置 on Monday

During her visit Sophie also met with?survivors of sexual violence, both male and female, who bravely shared their stories

During her visit Sophie also met with?生存者s of 性の 暴力/激しさ, both male and 女性(の), who bravely 株d their stories

She also visited the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) where she met victims of the Russian invasion

She also visited the 国際連合 Po pulation 基金 (UNFPA) where she met 犠牲者s of the ロシアの 侵略

The Duchess was seen stroking a dog during her visit to the UNFPA office in Kyiv on Monday

The Duchess was seen 一打/打撃ing a dog during her visit to the UNFPA office in Kyiv on Monday

Sophie poses for a picture with people at the UNPFPA office, with the Duchess 'keen to show her solidarity with men, women and children affected by the Russian invasion'

Sophie 提起する/ポーズをとるs for a picture with people at the UNPFPA office, with the Duchess 'keen to show her 団結 with men, women and children 影響する/感情d by the ロシアの 侵略'

Her visit came the same day at least four people were killed in a Russian missile barrage in the port city of Odesa. Pictured: A couple look towards the burning Odesa Law Academy after the attack today

Her visit (機の)カム the same day at least four people were killed in a ロシアの ミサイル 一斉射撃,(質問などの)連発/ダム in the port city of Odesa. Pictured: A couple look に向かって the 燃やすing Odesa 法律 学院 after the attack today

The governor of the Ukrainian port city confirmed multiple people had been killed or wounded in the blitz on Monday

The 知事 of the Ukrainian port city 確認するd 多重の people had been killed or 負傷させるd in the blitz on Monday

In Kyiv the Duchess spoke to staff at the UNFPA and learned of how they are working to help victims of the Russian invasion

In Kyiv the Duchess spoke to staff at the UNFPA and learned of how they are working to help 犠牲者s of the ロシアの 侵略

Sophie speaks to people at the UNFPA office in Kyiv.?The duchess also talked to female IDPs - internally displaced persons - and volunteers who help their communities cope with the trauma of the invasion

Sophie speaks to people at the UNFPA office in Kyiv.?The duchess also talked to 女性(の) IDPs - internally 追い出すd persons - and volunteers who help their communities 対処する with the 外傷/ショック of the 侵略

Sophie also signed the guest book at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv during her whirlwind visit to the city on Monday

Sophie also 調印するd the guest 調書をとる/予約する at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv during her whirlwind visit to the city on Monday

The Duchess also met with children as she visited a family centre run by Save Ukraine in the town of Irpin

The Duchess also met with children as she visited a family centre run by Save ウクライナ共和国 in the town of Irpin

The Duchess met children who had been returned to Ukraine after being forcibly separated from their families during the invasion

The Duchess met children who had been returned to ウクライナ共和国 after 存在 強制的に separated from their families during the 侵略

Sophie was greeted by children who had drawn welcoming messages for her on a flag of Ukraine

Sophie was 迎える/歓迎するd by children who had drawn welcoming messages for her on a 旗 of ウクライナ共和国

The Duchess is all smiles as she speaks to a young child at the Save Ukraine family centre in Irpin

The Duchess is all smiles as she speaks to a young child at the Save ウクライナ共和国 family centre in Irpin

She also met with children who have now been 安全に returned to ウクライナ共和国, after 存在 強制的に separated from their families and 国外追放するd by Russia as part of a 支えるd (選挙などの)運動をする to erase Ukrainian culture.

And she paid her 尊敬(する)・点s to those who lost their lives in Bucha, two years on from its 解放 from ロシアの 軍隊s, and visited the 'Road to Life', a 橋(渡しをする) which became a 重要な part of the Ukrainian 抵抗 when it was blown up to stop ロシアの 軍隊/機動隊s 訴訟/進行 to Kyiv and later became a 決定的な 大勝する for people to 逃げる to safety from the ロシアの 占領/職業.

It is understood she was 特に keen to show her support for Ukrainian women who have played important 役割s in the 衝突 and community 回復 and held a 会合 with 女性(の) volunteers who help their communities 対処する with the 影響 of the attacks with mental health care activities for children.

会合 with 大統領 Zelensky and First Lady Zelenska, Sophie discussed how best to support 生存者s of 衝突-関係のある 性の 暴力/激しさ and the women peacebuilders who have a 決定的な part to play in 確実にするing ウクライナ共和国's 回復 and 再建 is 効果的な and long-継続している.

Speaking at a 会議/協議会 last month, Her 王室の Highness said: '生存者s here and around the world have spoken out so bravely about their experiences.

'They are the most powerful 支持するs who remind us all that we must not turn our 支援するs on the horrors of this 罪,犯罪, we must never forget 生存者s.

Sophie paid her respects to the victims of the Russian invasion during a visit to the town of Bucha, which was the site of atrocities committed by Putin's troops

Sophie paid her 尊敬(する)・点s to the 犠牲者s of the ロシアの 侵略 during a visit to the town of Bucha, which was the 場所/位置 of 残虐(行為)s committed by Putin's 軍隊/機動隊s

The Duchess visited a memorial to the victims of the Russian occupation in the town alongside British Ambassador Martin Harris

The Duchess visited a 記念の to the 犠牲者s of the ロシアの 占領/職業 in the town と一緒に British 外交官/大使 ツバメ Harris

Sophie looks on at a poster of a person with their hands bound by rope at the memorial in Bucha

Sophie looks on at a poster of a person with their 手渡すs bound by rope at the 記念の in Bucha

She also lit a candle? at Saint Andrew's Church in Bucha in memory of those who lost their lives during the brutal occupation

She also lit a candle? at Saint Andrew's Church in Bucha in memory of those who lost their lives during the 残虐な 占領/職業

The Duchess was guided around Saint Andrew's Church and the town by a local Orthodox priest

The Duchess was guided around Saint Andrew's Church and the town by a 地元の 正統派の priest

The Duchess gave a speech during a reception at the residence of the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ukraine in Kyiv

The Duchess gave a speech during a 歓迎会 at the 住居 of the 外交官/大使 of the 部隊d Kingdom to ウクライナ共和国 in Kyiv

She also visited the Car Cemetery in the town of Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv, which was the site of a fierce battle during the early stages of the Russian invasion

She also visited the Car 共同墓地 in the town of Irpin on the 郊外s of Kyiv, which was the 場所/位置 of a 猛烈な/残忍な 戦う/戦い during the 早期に 行う/開催する/段階s of the ロシアの 侵略

The Duchess was also shown the Romanivska Bridge in Irpin,?which became a key part of the Ukrainian resistance when it was blown up to stop Russian troops proceeding to Kyiv

The Duchess was also shown the Romanivska 橋(渡しをする) in Irpin,?which became a 重要な part of the Ukrainian 抵抗 when it was blown up to stop ロシアの 軍隊/機動隊s 訴訟/進行 to Kyiv

The Duchess looks at a hi
storical model of Kyiv located in Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv during Monday's visit

The Duchess looks at a historical model of Kyiv 位置を示すd in Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv during Monday's visit

Sophie was seen to be enraptured by the ornate decoration in the 6th-century monument, which is known as one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine

Sophie was seen to be enraptured by the ornate decoration in the 6th-century monument, which is known as one of the Seven Wonders of ウクライナ共和国

Sophie,
 the Duchess of Edinburgh, looks down at a sword on display in the Saint Sophia Cathedral

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, looks 負かす/撃墜する at a sword on 陳列する,発揮する in the Saint Sophia Cathedral

The Duchess looks at the ornate decorations of the cathedral, which is named after the 6th century Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul

The Duchess looks at the ornate decorations of the cathedral, which is 指名するd after the 6th century Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul

A guide shows Sophie a model of the Saint Sophia Cathed
ral during a tour of the religious complex

A guide shows Sophie a model of the Saint Sophia Cathedral during a 小旅行する of the 宗教的な コンビナート/複合体

The Duchess (left) visited Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv today alongside First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska (right)

The Duchess (left) visited Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv today と一緒に First Lady of ウクライナ共和国 Olena Zelenska (権利)

Sophie walks in the shadows of Saint Sophia Cathedral during a visit to Kyiv on Monday in her role?as champion of the UK's Preventing Sexual Violen
ce in Conflict Initiative and the Women, Peace and Security agenda

Sophie walks in the 影をつくる/尾行するs of Saint Sophia Cathedral during a visit to Kyiv on Monday in her 役割?as 支持する/優勝者 of the UK's 妨げるing 性の 暴力/激しさ in 衝突 率先 and the Women, Peace and 安全 協議事項

Sophie looks at the grave of Yaroslav I the Wise, the founder of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv

Sophie looks at the 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大な of Yaroslav I the Wise, the 創立者 of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv

'Rather, we must stand shoulder to shoulder with all 生存者s to 安全な・保証する 司法(官) and holistic 是正する, and 確実にする that this 罪,犯罪 isn't an 受託するd part of 衝突.

'Their 権利s and their 発言する/表明するs must be at the heart of all our 成果/努力s to consign 衝突-関係のある 性の 暴力/激しさ to the history 調書をとる/予約するs.'

Since 2022, the UK has 誓約(する)d over £4.7 billion in 非,不,無-軍の support to ウクライナ共和国. This 含むs over £660 million of 二国間の/相互の 援助 that prioritises the needs of women and girls, for example by 基金ing 決定的な services for 生存者s of Gender Based 暴力/激しさ, 同様に as working with the Office of the 検察官,検事 General to put 生存者s at the centre of approaches to 起訴するing 衝突-関係のある 性の 暴力/激しさ 罪,犯罪s.

The UK is also working with international partners to 持つ/拘留する those 責任がある 残虐(行為)s to account.

Buckingham Palace said in a 声明: 'Her 王室の Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh is visiting ウクライナ共和国 at the request of the Foreign, 連邦/共和国 and 開発 Office, to 論証する 団結 with the women, men and children 衝撃d by the war and in a 延長/続編 of her work to 支持する/優勝者 生存者s of 衝突-関係のある 性の 暴力/激しさ.

'Her 王室の Highness this morning met the 大統領 and First Lady of ウクライナ共和国 and 配達するd a message to them on に代わって of His Majesty The King.'

The タイミング of her visit to ウクライナ共和国 同時に起こる/一致するd with a ロシアの 一斉射撃,(質問などの)連発/ダム that killed at least four people in the port city of Odesa, nearly 300 miles to the south.

A turreted Gothic-style building owned by the Odesa 法律 学院, known 地元で as the 'Harry Potter 城,' was seen in 炎上s after the strike on the 決定的な port city.

Its 地域の 知事 Oleh Kiper said on the 電報電信 messaging 場所/位置 that?27 people were 負傷させるd in a ロシアの ミサイル strike on 居住の buildings and 'civil 組織/基盤/下部構造'.?

He said: 'Three women and a man were killed. によれば the updated (死傷者)数, 27 people were 負傷させるd, 含むing two children... and a 妊娠している woman.

'Four of the 負傷させるd are in a serious 条件, doctors are fighting to save their lives.'

Smoke billows into the air as fire tears through the Odesa Law Academy after the building was hit by a Russian missile on Monday

Smoke 大波s into the 空気/公表する as 解雇する/砲火/射撃 涙/ほころびs through the Odesa 法律 学院 after the building was 攻撃する,衝突する by a ロシアの ミサイル on Monday

People gather to watch as the Odesa Law Academy building in southern Ukraine burns following a Russian attack

People gather to watch as the Odesa 法律 学院 building in southern ウクライナ共和国 燃やすs に引き続いて a ロシアの attack

A turreted Gothic-style building in Odesa is left smouldering after being hit by a Russian missile on Monday

A turreted Gothic-style building in Odesa is left smouldering after 存在 攻撃する,衝突する by a ロシアの ミサイル on Monday

Members of the Red Cross work with Ukrainian firefighters outside the burning Odesa Law Academy

Members of the Red Cross work with Ukrainian firefighters outside the 燃やすing Odesa 法律 学院

President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Kyiv on Monday

大統領 Volodymyr Zelensky 配達するs a speech during a 共同の 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会 with 北大西洋条約機構 長官 General Jens Stoltenberg in Kyiv on Monday

Stoltenberg admitted that aid promised by NATO to Ukraine had not been delivered quickly enough

Stoltenberg 認める that 援助(する) 約束d by 北大西洋条約機構 to ウクライナ共和国 had not been 配達するd quickly enough

At a 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会 支援する in Kyiv on Monday, the 長,率いる of 北大西洋条約機構 said the 軍の 同盟?hasn't 配達するd the 援助(する) 約束d to ウクライナ共和国 in time as he stood と一緒に 大統領 Zelensky.

長官-General Jens Stoltenberg 認める that 'serious 延期するs in support have meant serious consequences on the 戦場', 許すing Russia to 圧力(をかける) its advantage while Kyiv's 使い果たすd 軍隊s wait for 軍の 供給(する)s.

Outgunned, ウクライナ共和国's 軍隊/機動隊s have struggled to fend off ロシアの 前進するs on the 戦場.?

They were recently compelled to make a 戦術の 退却/保養地 from three villages in the east, where the Kremlin's 軍隊s have been making incremental 伸び(る)s, ウクライナ共和国's army 長,指導者 said Sunday.?

The ロシアの Defence 省 (人命などを)奪う,主張するd Monday its 軍隊s had also taken the village of Semenivka.

'The 欠如(する) of 弾薬/武器 has 許すd the ロシアのs to 押し進める 今後 along the 前線 line.?

'欠如(する) of 空気/公表する defence has made it possible for more ロシアの ミサイルs to 攻撃する,衝突する their 的s, and the 欠如(する) of 深い strike 能力s has made it possible for the ロシアのs to concentrate more 軍隊s,' Stoltenberg said.

Kyiv's Western partners have 繰り返して 公約するd to stand with ウクライナ共和国 'for as long as it takes.'?

But 決定的な US 軍の help was held up for six months by political differences in Washington, and Europe's 軍の 金物類/武器類 生産/産物 has not kept up with 需要・要求する.?

ウクライナ共和国's own 製造業の of 激しい 武器s is only now starting to 伸び(る) traction.

Now, ウクライナ共和国 and its Western partners are racing to (軍隊を)展開する,配備する 批判的な new 軍の 援助(する) that can help check the slow and 高くつく/犠牲の大きい but 安定した ロシアの 前進する across eastern areas, 同様に as 妨害する drone and ミサイル attacks.

Zelensky said new Western 供給(する)s have started arriving, but slowly. 'This 過程 must be 速度(を上げる)d up,' he said at the news 会議/協議会 with Stoltenberg.