{"id":175438,"date":"2023-05-14T00:38:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T00:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=175438"},"modified":"2023-05-14T00:38:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T00:38:43","slug":"home-city-of-ukraines-eurovision-act-hit-by-russian-missiles-just-minutes-before-they-took-to-the-stage-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/home-city-of-ukraines-eurovision-act-hit-by-russian-missiles-just-minutes-before-they-took-to-the-stage-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Home city of Ukraine&#x27;s Eurovision act hit by Russian missiles just minutes before they took to the stage | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE home city of Ukraine&#x27;s Eurovision act was this evening hit by Russian missiles just minutes before the duo took to the stage. <\/p>\n<p>As Tvorchi was getting set to perform their song inspired by soldiers who defended their war-torn country, the group revealed their hometown of Ternopil had been bombed. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tvorchi-ukraine-performs-grand-final-817247746-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tvorchi-ukraine-performs-grand-final-817247522.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Kenny and Andrew Hutsuliak\u00a0quickly took to Instagram before they sang to hundreds of millions, announcing their west Ukrainian city was being attacked. <\/p>\n<p>The group could then be seen holding a sign that read Ternopil amid a sea of yellow and blue flags. <\/p>\n<p>After walking backstage at Eurovision Tvorchi posted: &quot;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.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;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.<\/p>\n<h3><span>Read more on world news<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ukraine-entrant-tvorchi-dress-rehearsal-816927310-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Tvorchi\u2019s Eurovision song inspired by soldiers who defended Mariupol<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ac-map-crimea-coming-storm-comp-v2-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>How Storm Shadow missiles could help Ukraine retake Crimea &#038; topple Vlad<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;Europe, unite against evil for the sake of peace!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>BBC reported two people were injured when the missiles hit, and warehouses had been smashed to pieces, too. <\/p>\n<p>Tvorchi exclusively told The Sun on Sunday ahead of their performance that their song Heart of Steel honoured those trapped at the Azovstal steel plant during bombardments in Mariupol.<\/p>\n<p>Lead singer Jeffrey told The Sun on Sunday: \u201cIt\u2019s about bravery \u2014 to keep going no matter how wounded and exhausted you are.<\/p>\n<h3>Most read in The Sun<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/joe-fournier-knocked-ksi-cruiserweight-817255938.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>KSI VS FOURNIER <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Wembley Arena reaction as big fight ends in controversial ELBOW finish<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/newspress-collage-22346150-1683978955194.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>CHEEKY DIG <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Eamonn Holmes takes cryptic swipe at Phillip Schofield amid Holly feud<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dk-comp-thai-killing.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>GRIM FIND <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Body of girl accused of luring Brit boy to forest where he was murdered found<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ac-bbc-breakfast-comp.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>MARRIAGE SPLIT <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent is &#x27;devastated&#x27; after split with husband<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about unbreakable will, which makes you who you really are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew added: \u201cWe wrote Heart of Steel when we saw a video of the defenders heroically standing at Azovstal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no fear or despair in their eyes. 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We translated the emotions into music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It comes just hours after a Russian fighter jet and helicopter were seen crashing amid reports a further two warplanes have also been downed.<\/p>\n<p>Footage shows Su-34 jet and a Mi-8 chopper were seen coming down near a\u00a0Russian\u00a0town within two hours of each other and it&#x27;s claimed all four aircraft were brought down by friendly fire.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday Ukrainian missiles were said to have targeted Russian-occupied cities while Vladimir Putin&#x27;s humiliated troops were on the retreat in Bakhmut. <\/p>\n<p>The Russian-held city of Melitopol was left without power following an explosion, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/22351015\/ukraine-eurovision-act-town-hit-russian-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE home city of Ukraine&#x27;s Eurovision act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":175437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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