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Dan Warburton

Olivia Colman helped pack emergency supplies for Ukrainian kids affected by conflict

Oscar winner Olivia Colman has revealed how she jetted off to help in the war effort with Ukraine.

The Favourite star, 48, visited the UNICEF warehouse in Copenhagen to help pack emergency supplies for children affected by the Russian invasion.

It is feared the nine-month-long conflict has left more than 2.5 million youngsters homeless.

And Olivia pledged her support by touring the children's charity's humanitarian warehouse in Denmark, the biggest of its kind in the world.

She even sent essentials and a hand-written note to kids who have seen the harrowing effects of the conflict.

Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mirror, she said: "It's so important that children can receive this kind of support. A bomb is dropped, you lose everything.

"You lose your right and your ability to be clean and to feel safe, and for children their right to play and learn and feel nourished and looked after and cared for. And that's why this is so important."

She added: "There is no child in the world who is responsible for any war, and amazing people here make sure that they’re not forgotten and they’re looked after."

Of the 16,400 civilians killed or injured in the course of the Russian onslaught, 1,200 have been children.

And millions more have been left in desperate need of help as Vladimir Putin 's troops continue to pound large swathes of Ukraine.

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Olivia helped pack supplies for children and families and added items to a kit filled with puzzles, puppets, balls and games.

She also sent midwifery kits, medical supplies and hygiene essentials to other humanitarian crises around the world including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Pakistan, South Sudan and Yemen.

Olivia, UNICEF's UK President, said: "I was fortunate enough to see some of the humanitarian kits that are being sent to countries where children are facing war, drought and unrest on an unimaginable scale."

Etleva Kadilli, the UNICEF hub's director, added: "In this challenging context, safe spaces are a lifeline for children and families."

You can help protect children in Ukraine by donating to UNICEF's appeal at unicef.uk/ukrainedonate

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