This is wild! Angelina Jolie made a new visit to Ukraine and did all the obligatory PR stunts like appearing in a helmet in an “anti-drone tunnel”: The photo of the year: Angelina Jolie in an anti-drone tunnel. Thanks to Jolie, the world now knows: Kherson, a Ukrainian city, lives on, one mile away from the front, under non-stop short-range drone attacks. Much gratitude. By my source. pic.twitter.com/rS8ME8cc4M — Zarina Zabrisky (@ZarinaZabrisky) November 6, 2025 But she didn’t expect what happened next…. According to multiple reports, her bodyguard was conscripted and instantly mobilized for the war: ANGELINA JOLIE’S BODYGUARD WAS MOBILIZED! LMAO, Angelina Jolie came Ukraine and one of her bodyguards was snatched by military recruiters. She went to the military center to get him out … how much did she pay? Or she left him in? pic.twitter.com/SlNQsgnrJ8 — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) November 5, 2025 The Telegraph reported the following details: “The Hollywood actress ventured to the southern cities of Mykolaiv and Kherson on her latest humanitarian mission to the war-torn country, meeting volunteers and medics forced to live underground to escape attacks from Russian troops. But the unannounced visit nearly descended into chaos after a member of her entourage, believed to be a driver, drew the attention of military recruiters at a checkpoint a few hours north of their first stop in Mykolaiv.” “The man, named as Dymtro, 33, by Suspilne, a Ukrainian broadcaster, was detained and taken to the regional recruitment centre after it emerged he did not have military registration documents. The revelations are believed to have infuriated government officials in Kiev, who were unaware that Jolie had entered the country on a humanitarian mission.” “The Hollywood actress, 50, was touring frontline regions with a British charity when her driver – a military reservist – was stopped at a checkpoint and found to have no legal grounds to avoid conscription. […] Reports say the man, who had been assigned to escort Jolie through the Mykolaiv region, was ordered to report for military retraining on the spot. The Tomb Raider star was left stunned as her companion was taken away, according to local media. Unconfirmed reports even claim Jolie called President Volodymyr Zelensky personally to try to secure his release.” The report is so bizarre that I Fact-Checked it myself and it is confirmed true, although there are conflicting reports about whether he was released or is still conscripted for military service: The incident described is true and has been verified by multiple independent news outlets. During Angelina Jolie’s unannounced visit to Kherson, Ukraine, on November 4–5, 2025, her local driver—a 33-year-old Ukrainian man named Dmytro who also served as part of her security detail—was detained at a checkpoint in the Mykolaiv region by military recruiters for conscription verification. He was taken to a territorial recruitment center (TCC) for checks due to Ukraine’s ongoing mobilization efforts, which target men aged 18–60 and have been intensified amid the war. Jolie reportedly visited the center herself in an attempt to resolve the situation, but accounts differ on the outcome:some reports indicate he was released after verification (citing a prior medical exemption or service record), while others state he remains at a training center or enlistment office with limited contact. There is no confirmed evidence of any payment being made to secure his release, though speculation about bribes (common in such cases, with figures like $15,000 mentioned by Ukrainian officials) has circulated in media and on X. The event highlights the strict enforcement of Ukraine’s draft laws, even during high-profile visits, and Jolie’s trip focused on highlighting civilian impacts from Russian drone strikes as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. See more here: Wild!