TURIN, Italy, Might 14 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra on Saturday made a plea for town of Mariupol and its Azovstal plant on the finish of their look within the Eurovision Track Contest.
“Please assist Ukraine, Mariupol. Assist Azovstal proper now,” lead singer Oleh Psiuk shouted from the entrance of the stage within the Italian metropolis of Turin after the band carried out its tune “Stefania”.
Russian forces have been continuously bombarding the steelworks within the southern port of Mariupol, the final bastion of a whole lot of Ukrainian defenders in a metropolis nearly fully managed by Russia after greater than two months of a siege.
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Kalush Orchestra are tipped to win the annual tune contest, watched by a global tv viewers anticipated to method 200 million, helped by a wave of public sympathy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.
In a video tackle launched earlier than the occasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated he believed the Kalush Orchestra would win.
“Europe, vote for Kalush Orchestra, (tune) No 12! Let’s help our fellow countrymen! Let’s help Ukraine!” he stated, clenching his fist.
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Reporting by Tara Oakes in Turin and David Ljunggren; Writing by Keith Weir; Modifying by Cynthia Osterman
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