A teenage girl met the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as she tries to persuade Russia to release her mother, a Ukrainian paramedic who was captured four weeks ago.
Anna-Sofia Puzanova, who turns 19 on Monday, met Harry and Megan at Invictus Games y The Netherlandswhere her mother Julia Paevskaya was to take part.
She said Harry knew about the situation with the mother and couple gave her “great support.”
Poster of Yulia Paevskaya, who was captured four weeks ago in Mariupol
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Ms. Paevskaya, 52, is said to be a well-known paramedic and the founder and leader of the Taira Angels, a voluntary medical evacuation group that rescues the wounded, both military and civilian.
In Mariupol, the “Angels of Tyra” rescued wounded soldiers and provided support to local residents.
Ms. Puzanova said: “My mother was caught Russian soldiers near Mariupol on March 16, a month ago.
“And now she’s probably in Russia. Honestly, I don’t know exactly where she is because we’re not in contact with her. I miss her very much.”
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“I could no longer love and respect him”
Ms. Puzanova noted that her mother was “a very kind and brave man,” adding: “She is a very strong woman. Her life mission is to really help people. “
Asked what she would say to her mother’s invaders, she said, “Give me back my mother.”
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Royals are part of the Invictus Games
Ms. Puzanova is starring in a Netflix documentary called Heart Of Invictus, a series by Harry and Megan Archewell Productions about people attending the event.
Ukraine is among the countries that are expected to be the focus of the series, and Ms. Paevskaya also starred earlier for the show.
She also said Harry congratulated her on her birthday when she turned 19.
Harry founded the Invictus Games to help rehabilitate wounded or sick soldiers and veterans from around the world by giving them the opportunity to participate in Paralympic-like sports.
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