The Luke Skywalker actor decided to lend his famous voice to “Air Alert” — a downloadable app linked to Ukraine’s air defense system.
KYIV, Ukraine — “Attention. Air raid alert,” the voice says with a Jedi knight’s gravitas. “Proceed to the nearest shelter.”
The actor says he’s admired — from afar, in California — how Ukraine has “shown such resilience ... under such terrible circumstances.” Its fight against the Russian invasion, now in its second year, reminds him of the “Star Wars” saga, he says — of plucky rebels battling and ultimately defeating a vast, murderous empire. Voicing over the English-language version of the air-raid app and giving it his “Star Wars” touch was his way of helping out.
When the dangers from the skies pass, Hamill announces via the app that “the air alert is over.” He then signs off with an uplifting: “May the Force be with you.”
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