Moments before Ukraine's Eurovision act, Tvorchi, took to the stage tonight in Liverpool, their home city was reportedly hit by Russian missiles.
Reports have emerged that Ternopil, a city in western Ukraine, was hit by millions just minutes before the entry for Ukraine went on stage to perform their song, Heart of Steel for Eurovision 2023.
According to various reports, the governor of the region Volodymyr Trush confirmed on Telegram that two people were injured as a result of the missiles.
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In a post on Twitter, British Ambassador to Ukraine, Dame Melinda Simmons wrote: “Meanwhile, this Eurovision night Ukraine is under another Russian missile attack.
“Reminder that the reason why Ukraine could not host this event is because Russia continues to invade and the people of live in continuing danger.”
She added in another post afterwards, in Ukrainian: “Tvorchi def wins the prize for graphics. The staging was brilliant.
“And poignant as their university home town of Ternopil was targeted by Russian missiles this eve.”
Furthermore, Tvorchi has also posted on their Instagram reporting that the city of Ternopil was being attacked.
In a post on Instagram, they wrote: “Ternopil is the name of our hometown, which was bombed by Russia while we sang on the Eurovision stage about our steel hearts, indomitability and will.
“This is a message for all cities of Ukraine that are shelled every day.
“Kharkiv, Dnipro, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Uman, Sumy, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Kherson and all others.
“Europe, unite against evil for the sake of peace!”
Previously the group said about their Eurovision entry: "We're trying to say the Ukrainians will fight no matter what 'till the end, which is peace.
"So we just want to show they have hearts of steel. They don't have, like, brittle spirits. No, they're very strong, mind and body."
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