The King and Queen of Sweden have visited the Swedish Red Cross headquarters for an important cause.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia travelled to the Södermalm headquarters to hear more about the organisation’s efforts to help Ukraine.
The King and Queen spoke to Swedish Red Cross delegate Louise Ulveland, who had recently been stationed in Lviv, Ukraine. She is an expert in sanitation and water and helped with a project to improve the living conditions of the displaced people inside Ukraine.
They also visited the care centre to talk to nurses who provide care to migrants who are outside the safety net of society.
King Carl Gustaf is patron of the Swedish Red Cross.
On Ukraine’s Independence Day, the King sent a supportive message to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He said: On the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine, I wish to convey to Your Excellency my sincere congratulations, together with my best wishes to the people of Ukraine.
“I also wish to express my respect for the tremendous resolve and courage of the people of Ukraine during these extremely difficult times.”
This week marked six months of fighting in Ukraine after Russia invaded the country in February. It has caused Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II, with close to seven million Ukrainians fleeing the war-torn country. A third of the Ukrainian population has now been displaced.
An estimated 5,600 Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the invasion, and another 7,900 have been injured. In addition, Ukraine has lost 10,000 troops, and at least 5,700 Russian soldiers have died.
