The hometown of the Ukrainian act Tvorchi representing their country at Eurovision was bombed by Russia moments before they took the stage.
According to an Instagram post shared by the duo, the western city of Ukraine, Ternopil, was hit by missiles fired from Russia. “Ternopil is the name of our hometown, which was bombed by Russia while we sang on the Eurovision stage about our steel hearts, indomitability and will,” read the message shared by Tvorchi.
Tvorchi continued, “Europe, unite against evil for the sake of peace! GLORY TO UKRAINE!” According to BBC, the chief of the regional state administration Volodymyr Trush, confirmed there were two people injured in the attack.
The British ambassador to Ukraine shared a message on Twitter saying, “Meanwhile, this #Eurovision night Ukraine is under another Russian missile attack.
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