after the city stepped in to host eurovision back in may. # stefaniya, mamo, mamo, stefaniya. 0rganisers see this march as a chance to continue that legacy. those marching carried messages of support for those on the front line back home, like combat medics boris and elena. are you looking forward to the day that you could both march together? yeah, because when pride will happen in kyiv, it means, like, the war is over and we.we can, like, back to. some kind of normality to our life. why was it important that liverpool played host to kyiv pride this year? i think when we stepped in to do eurovision, we found that the reception we got from the country about hosting it on behalf of ukraine was really positive. so planning for pride was just going on as normal anyway. and it was suggested to us that, at that point, that we d do a joint pride. the logistics were tricky, but we ve managed to do it today. while eurovision may have
it means, like, the war is over and we.we can, like, back to. some kind of normality to our life. why was it important that liverpool played host to kyiv pride this year? i think when we stepped in to do eurovision, we found that the reception we got from the country about hosting it on behalf of ukraine was really positive. so planning for pride was just going on as normal anyway. and it was suggested to us that, at that point, that we d do a joint pride. the logistics were tricky, but we ve managed to do it today. while eurovision may have united liverpool and ukraine in music, today, pride has united them in protest. josh parry, bbc news, liverpool. since russia s invasion of ukraine, the bbc s russia editor, steve rosenberg, has been charting the dramatic events notjust in words and pictures, but also in music.
and blue takes centre stage. thousands of people, including hundreds of ukrainians, marched through liverpool s streets as the city played host to kyiv pride. we understand that people are kind of tired about. of the war, but you cannot be tired because people are dying on the front line. 0urfriends and loved ones. queer people are dying on the front line to protect freedom. liverpool and ukraine already have a special relationship after the city stepped in to host eurovision back in may. # stefaniya, mamo, mamo, stefaniya. # 0rganisers see this march as a chance to continue that legacy. those marching carried messages of support for those on the front line back home, like combat medics boris and elena. are you looking forward to the day that you could both march together? yeah, because when pride will happen in kyiv, it means, like, the war is over and we.we can, like, back to. some kind of normality
in this rainbow, the yellow and blue takes centre stage. thousands of people, including hundreds of ukrainians, marched through liverpool s streets, as the city played host to kyiv pride. we understand that people are kind of tired about. of the war, but you cannot be tired because people are dying on the front line. 0urfriends and loved ones. queer people are dying on the front line to protect freedom. liverpool and ukraine already have a special relationship after the city stepped in to host eurovision back in may. # stefaniya, mamo, mamo, stefaniya. # 0rganisers see this march as a chance to continue that legacy. those marching carried messages of support for those on the front line back home, like combat medics boris and elena. are you looking forward to the day that you could both march together? yeah, because when pride will happen in kyiv, it means, like, the war is over and we.we can,
it s feeling to this to living in these times. are you looking forward to the day that you can both march together? yeah, because when pride happening in kyiv, it mean, like, the war is over and we we can, like, come back to some kind of normality to our lives. we know that the one that we will have after the victory will be just, like, the biggest and the brightest and it will be a celebration of victory, definitely. and, yeah, we are waiting for you. so if you be able to come, please come to kyiv tojoin us. josh parry, bbc news, liverpool. now, you may have noticed it s been pretty wet recently so it won t come as surprise that july could be one of the wettest on record in the uk this year. england and wales are already 37%