Chinese opera singer Wang Fan has sparked a diplomatic row after she was filmed singing the Soviet war song “Katyusha” inside the Mariupol Drama Theater in Ukraine where hundreds were killed last year.
Wang was part of a group of Chinese bloggers visiting the occupied Ukrainian city. “Katyusha” is a Soviet-era folk song that gained popularity during World War II, calling on the population to serve and defend their land. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused the group of violating its state borders.
” The Ukrainian Mayor of Mariupol Vadym Boichenko echoed criticism of the visit. China is yet to comment on the incident and neither has Wang. In a statement issued on Chinese social media platform Weibo, Wang’s husband applauded his wife’s “strength, bravery and determination.” “The ex-Ukrainian residents, Russian soldiers and civilians who settled here have been working hard to resist various attacks by NATO mercenaries and the Ukrainian army,” he wrote.
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