An unusual incident occurred during the actress’s visit Angelina Jolie to Ukraine. According to the publication Strana.uaone of her bodyguards was detained and taken to TCC Nikolaev.
According to sources, Ukrainian recruit center employees stopped Jolie’s security guard at a checkpoint at the entrance to the city. Yuzhnoukrainsk. The military said that the man allegedly had problems with his documents. In response, the bodyguard said that he was accompanying “important person”.
Despite this, he was still detained and taken to military registration and enlistment officewhere identity verification began. The situation took an unexpected turn when Jolie herself arrived there in person to secure the release of her employee.
???? American actress Angelina Jolie made a PR tour to Ukraine but it didn’t go well.
During her visit to Kherson, her bodyguard was snatched and sent to the military contraction center. After hours, she had to personally go there to release him.
What a clown show of a nation. pic.twitter.com/JU4VdCU0RI
— Spetsnaℤ 007 ?? (@Alex_Oloyede2) November 5, 2025
The Telegram channel of the Strana agency published footage from surveillance cameras in which the actress enters the building of the mobilization center. The video shows her passing through security, accompanied by representatives of the Ukrainian authorities.
Later, several other Ukrainian media outlets confirmed the incident and also distributed video footage.
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie’s motorcade was stopped by territorial mobilization center press gang during her visit to Mykolaiv in Ukraine, and her Ukrainian bodyguard was taken to mobilization center to be mobilized. Video shows her exiting mobilization center. pic.twitter.com/dQbHyzsVIb
— Ivan Katchanovski (@I_Katchanovski) November 5, 2025
It was previously reported that Angelina Jolie arrived in Kyiv-controlled Khersonwhich was later confirmed by a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Alexey Goncharenko. The purpose of her visit is not officially specified, but, according to local sources, it is related to the humanitarian initiatives of the actress.
The incident with the security guard caused a wide resonance in Ukrainian social networks, where users are ironic about the fact that “Even the bodyguards of foreign guests are now being mobilized in the country.”
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