The frontman of the Ukrainian band which won the Eurovision Song Contest has condemned the 'sick lottery' of Russian missiles hitting residential buildings in his war-torn country
Kalush Orchestra say the video is"dedicated to the brave Ukrainian people, to the mothers protecting their children, to all those who gave their lives for our freedom".The frontman of the Ukrainian band which won the Eurovision Song Contest has condemned the"sick lottery" of Russian missiles hitting residential buildings in his war-torn country.
In credits at the end, the band says the video is"dedicated to the brave Ukrainian people, to the mothers protecting their children, to all those who gave their lives for our freedom".Speaking on Sunday, the singer said the video shows"what Ukraine is like today". The stand-off at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol is a"huge disaster that is really painful to us - people are being held hostage", he said.
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