Prince Harry visits Lviv for Invictus Games, speaks to Ukrainians

In brief

• Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, visited Lviv on 15 November and attended the All-Ukrainian Invictus Games.
• He watched wheelchair rugby and backed Ukrainian servicemembers and veterans.
• About 500 people registered for the Lviv Games, and 60 will form the national team for Birmingham in 2027.
• It was Harry's fourth visit to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion.

Harry in Lviv

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, arrived in Lviv on Sunday, 15 November, according to the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, who announced the visit on Facebook (Принц Гаррі відвідав Львів та звернувся до українців – UNIAN) (Посетил Украину в четвертый раз. Принц Гарри приехал во Львов на Всеукраинские Игры непокоренных – NV). Several outlets reported the trip as unannounced (Принц Гарри посетил Всеукраинские Игры непокоренных во Львове — фото – NV).

Support for veterans

Harry attended the All-Ukrainian Invictus Games, where he watched wheelchair rugby and personally encouraged the Ukrainian servicemembers taking part. Kozytskyi said the prince founded the Invictus Games in 2014 and described the visit as a sign of solidarity with defenders for whom sport has become part of recovery from injuries (Принц Гаррі приїхав до Львова на Ігри Нескорених – Українська правда).

Games in numbers

• Participants registered for the Lviv event: about 500
• Athletes to be selected for the national team: 60
• Next international Games: Birmingham, 2027

Earlier visits

This was Harry's fourth trip to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began (Принц Гарри прилетел в Украину – Charter 97). In April 2026 he spoke at the Kyiv Security Forum, urging the United States, as a guarantor of the Budapest Memorandum, to show leadership in supporting Ukraine, and he visited Bucha, a symbol of Russian crimes during the occupation of the Kyiv region. Kozytskyi called Harry a friend of Ukraine.