Pictures posted on Telegram by pro-Kremlin and pro-war channel FighterBomber showed high-explosive bombs emblazoned with messages mocking the band's call for help.
Ukraine won Eurovision after an outpouring of support in the public vote propelled their entry above the UK. The Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra had been overwhelming favourites heading into the contest. Kalush's frontman Oleh Psiuk gave an impassioned call 'to help Ukraine, Mariupol. Help Azovstal right now!'.
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