Celebrities star in TV and radio appeal to help Ukrainian refugees

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Actors Kit Harington, David Tennant and Adrian Lester will appear on TV and radio channels supporting an urgent Ukraine humanitarian campaign launched on Thursday. The Disasters Emergency Committee launched the appeal to raise funds to help people fleeing the conflict after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion a week ago. “It is easy to feel powerless in the face of so much catastrophic human need, but you can help.” Lester added that many of the charities involved in the DEC were already working in Ukraine or neighbouring countries, “preparing to scale up their operations.” Harington, best known for playing Jon Snow in HBO fantasy series Games Of Thrones, will also appear on ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky supporting the campaign. UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo this week predicted it would be the “biggest refugee crisis this century” as people continued to cross borders into Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova.