Loose Women were forced to cut an interview with a guest in Ukraine as bomb sirens began to sound at another studio.
The ITV lunchtime show was back on-screen on Wednesday (March 9) with Ruth Langsford anchoring the show alongside her fellow panellists Frankie Bridge, Janet Street-Porter, and Kelle Bryan.
They were joined on the programme by Marichka Padalko who is one of the presenters on one of the main TV networks in Ukraine.
As Ruth introduced her to the programme, Marichka, who is married with three children, immediately thanked the UK for their support of Ukraine and for the standing ovation given to the country's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, referring to the moment he addressed MPs in a historic address on Tuesday.
Marichka was live from Kyiv in her TV studio and has to be ready to go live every time there is an alert in the country.
But as she spoke, people began pacing behind her and looking through to where Marichka was sat as she said; "We're hearing now the air strikes and it's been announced in the studio that we're having [a] live broadcast now which means I have three minutes only to fill in.
"So, unfortunately, I have to say goodbye and maybe join you on another occasion. I'm really sorry."
The cameras then returned to the ITV studio where Ruth said they 'completely understand' before Marichka explained the air sirens went off at another studio meaning they need to fill in as the four main television networks have joined forces so that when one goes down, another can fill in so that the news can broadcast 24 hours a day.
"They can't broadcast any longer and that's why I'm saying goodbye. I never expected this might happen but it happened," she added.
The camera then cut off and Ruth was heard telling Marichka and her team to 'stay safe' and hoped they'd be able to catch back up with her.
"That is the reality of her situation," the host said. "She thought she was going to be talking to us but the sirens are going off, they don't know what's happening and people of Ukraine don't know what's happening because sometimes they can't broadcast."
Ruth went on to ass that Marichka has three children - aged 15, 13, and 11 - who have gone to Eastern Ukraine where they're being looked after by her parents and hasn't seen them since February 24.
Marichka is married to a former MP and hasn't seen him since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began last month and he stayed to fight. "She's not just separated from her children, but her husband. She's in contact with her husband but he can't tell her where he is or what he's doing in case those messages are intercepted," Ruth explained.
The programme did manage to rejoin Marichka less than 10 minutes later and explained how colleagues at other stations cannot do their job during 'air alerts' but added; "Fortunately nothing happened and I can come back to you."
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