Harry Types introduced slightly ray of sunshine to a trio of Ukrainian refugees who fled their embattled nation final yr simply months after the launch of Russia’s unprovoked conflict on its neighbor. The singer teamed with the Worldwide Rescue Committee (IRC) to invited the ladies to his Love on Tour present in Warsaw, Poland’s PGE Narodowy Stadium on Sunday.
Based on a put up from the humanitarian assist group, 13-year-old Daria, her mom Maryna and their pal Daria Kathina fled their hometown of Mykolayiv, Ukraine in July 2022 — greater than 4 months after Russia’s Vladimir Putin launched the conflict — and have rebuilt their lives in Sosnowiec, Poland.
“I’m so grateful to Harry Types and to the IRC, which has supported me to pursue my dream profession in Poland, for giving us the possibility to neglect our worries for an evening and sing and dance on the live performance,” mentioned Maryna in a press release on IRC’s Instagram web page. The IRC thanked Types for donating the tickets and for his continued help of the group.
As well as, Maryna advised the IRC, “Since being pressured to depart our residence in Ukraine final yr, it’s been a problem adjusting to life in a brand new nation – particularly for my daughter, Daria, and my 10-year-old son. I’m so grateful to Harry Types and the IRC, which has supported me to pursue my dream profession in Poland, for giving us the possibility to neglect our worries for an evening, and sing and dance on the live performance.”
In an accompanying video the three girls are seen attending the present loaded down with bulging Types swag baggage and having fun with the gig from their primo seats.
The IRC additionally famous that Maryna has been taking part within the IRC’s Step to Work challenge for Ukrainian refugees in Poland and is pursuing her dream of being a tram driver. The three girls are among the many almost 6 million Ukrainians who’ve been pressured to flee their properties, together with greater than 94,000 who’ve landed in Poland.
The subsequent cease on Types’ tour is in Vienna, Austria on Saturday (July 8), with the European leg of the trek slated to wind down on July 22 in Reggio Emilia, Italy on the RCF Enviornment.
Try the IRC’s put up beneath.
