As the Eurovision song contest was underway in Britain late on Saturday, Russian missiles hit the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, which is home to the electro-pop duo Tvorchi, this year’s…
Tvorchi, the electronic music duo from Ukraine, competing on Eurovision Song Contest, had their home town hit by Russian missiles, while the pair were performing in Liverpool.was underway in Britain late on Saturday, Russian missiles hit the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, which is home to the electro-pop duo Tvorchi, this year’s contestants from Ukraine.
Local authorities, writing on Telegram, said the strike had hit warehouses owned by commercial enterprises and a religious organization, injuring two people.Melinda Simmons, Britain’s ambassador to Kyiv, praised Tvorchi for their Eurovision 2023 entry. Russian missiles hit the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, which is home to the electro-pop duo Tvorchi, this year’s contestants from Ukraine.“The staging was brilliant. And poignant as their university home town of Ternopil was targeted by Russian missiles this evening,” she tweeted.
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