Jolie’s bodyguard detained by TCR service members on way to Kherson – MP Honcharenko
Troops from a Territorial Centre of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) stopped the motorcade of American actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie, who visited Kherson on 5 November. They attempted to mobilize her bodyguard.
Local channels reported this, and MP Oleksiy Honcharenko of European Solidarity confirmed it, Censor.NET said.
What is known about the situation
According to channels, the vehicle carrying Jolie’s bodyguard was stopped at a checkpoint in Mykolaiv region.
The man reportedly had issues with his documents. The bodyguard asked a National Guard officer to let him go, but, according to Telegram channels, the request was denied.
He explained he was escorting an "important person, a peacemaker," but was detained and taken to a TCR in Pivdennoukrainsk, Mykolaiv region.
Jolie arrives at the TCR
Local channels say Jolie’s bodyguard was kept at the recruitment center for a long time. Later, Angelina Jolie personally came to the TCR.
Footage posted on social media shows the actress entering the enlistment office.
What the Armed Forces say
At the same time, Ground Forces Command of Armed Forces of Ukraine told TSN the following:
"Everything is fine with Angelina Jolie; she did visit the Territorial Centre of Recruitment and Social Support. She drove in and asked to use the restroom. As for her bodyguard, he is a reserve officer. No one detained him by force. He was invited to visit the TCR and SS, his identity was verified, and he then left to attend to his own business. There were no issues. Everything was within the law," the command said.
Ukrainian serviceman Stanislav Buniatov commented on the incident involving the actress’s bodyguard, saying: "If this is true, I’m ashamed of us."
"Imagine the look on the TCR officers’ faces when Angelina Jolie showed up to ‘pick up’ her bodyguard," he wrote on his Telegram channel.
- As a reminder, American actress, director, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie paid a private visit to the city of Kherson on November 5.
