Sean Penn is now making a documentary about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He's on the ground as the country went into a chaos.

The actor is now making a documentary about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He's on the ground as the country went into a chaos. The Academy Award-winning actor attended a news conference Thursday in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv, where he listened to government leaders discuss the conflict, Vice Studios revealed.

The said documentary is a production of Vice Studios in conjunction with Vice World News and Endeavor Content.

This is hardly a project conceived right at the moment. Suffice to say, he did not know he would be in the thick of it while making his documentary.

Penn last visited Ukraine in November 2021, when he began his documentary preparations by meeting with members of the country's military. The Ukrainian Joint Forces Operation Press Service provided photos of Penn's November tour at the time.

Sean Penn's presence there at this moment is a deliberate show of courage though, to spread the truth, according to the Office of the President.

"Penn has visited the Office of the President and spoken with deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk, as well as local journalists and members of the Ukrainian military" ever since his arrival at the country that week, wrote Newsweek. The Office of the President then issued a statement through the Ukrainian embassy lauding the the Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker.

The filmmaker traveled to Kyiv specifically to document all of the current events in Ukraine and to inform the world about Russia's invasion of our nation, based on the translated stament from the Office.

"Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine in Ukraine today. Our country is grateful to him for such a show of courage and honesty."

The actor is said to be exemplifying the courage that many others, including some Western leaders, have lacked, the statement continues. The more individuals like that - real allies of Ukraine who support the struggle for independence - the sooner Russian's "heinous" invasion can end, the statement concluded.

Over the years, Penn has been in the epicenter of several anti-war and humanitarian efforts. The 2020 Discovery Plus documentary "Citizen Penn" chronicled the actor's attempts to form the non-profit Community Organized Relief Effort, or CORE, in reaction to the 2010 Haiti disasters. Additionally, CORE dispatched personnel to assist with COVID-19 testing and vaccination distribution around the country.

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine, launching air attacks and deploying ground forces across the border in combat that Ukrainian officials reported killed dozens of people.

The attack prompted Western warnings of unprecedented penalties on Russia, with NATO, the European Union, and the Group of Seven leaders condemning the invasion and vowing to hold Moscow accountable.

Weeks of frantic diplomacy failed to dissuade Putin, who assembled over 150,000 troops on Ukraine's borders in what the West described as Europe's largest military buildup since World War II.

"I have decided to proceed with a special military operation," Putin said in a surprise statement on television shortly before 6 am.

The first explosions were heard shortly thereafter in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and numerous other places.