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Unexpected Angelina Jolie visit in Kharkiv: She did not come alone

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Angelina Jolie and her son Knox visited the Spadkoyemets boxing club in Kharkiv, according to Ukraine’s boxing federation.
  • Knox joined Ukrainian defenders for a muay thai training session at the club.
  • The club’s owner said Jolie’s visit was unplanned and that she praised the gym while speaking with his son.

Angelina Jolie made an unexpected stop at a boxing club in Kharkiv during her latest visit to Ukraine, arriving with her son Knox.

Ukraine’s boxing federation posted a photograph of Jolie and Knox posing inside the Spadkoyemets club. The federation said Knox joined Ukrainian defenders there for a muay thai training session.

This is not a joke or artificial intelligence. It happened completely by chance: to our great joy, Angelina Jolie came into our gym.

· Pavlo ChyshkoThe boxing club owner described Jolie’s unexpected arrival in an Instagram video.

The club’s owner, Pavlo Chyshko, said he had no idea who would arrive when he received a booking request for the gym on Sunday. "This is not a joke or artificial intelligence. It happened completely by chance: to our great joy, Angelina Jolie came into our gym," he said in a video posted on Instagram.

She praised us and said that she liked our gym, and we thanked her. She asked my son how long he had been training.

· Pavlo ChyshkoChyshko recounted Jolie’s interaction with his family at the club.

Chyshko said Jolie praised the gym and told them she liked it. They thanked her, and she asked his son how long he had been training. "Now that is class. And her son is exactly the same. He shook everyone’s hand... It was really cool!" Chyshko said.

Jolie previously served as a United Nations special envoy for refugees and has visited Ukraine at least twice since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, lies near the Russian border and has faced continuing artillery, drone and missile attacks since the invasion began.

Now that is class. And her son is exactly the same. He shook everyone’s hand... It was really cool!

· Pavlo ChyshkoHe praised Knox’s behavior during the visit.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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