there s much needed light relief around the corner. we are looking forward to see ukraine perform in eurovision this year. alexander and antonina have been together for nine years. they were theater directors in kyiv, but signed up as soldiers soon after russia invaded. i hope that our commander and our fellow soldiers from our platoon will watch with us. we are going to try to spread eurovision spirit among our platoon. although in the army, they have experienced some name calling, the soldiers have found that being out is easier than they expected. we were pleasantly surprised. pavlo and vladislav, another couple, joined the army two years ago. you re soldiers risking your lives on the front line, defending your country. why does eurovision matter to you? translation: it s a message to the whole world
weeks to go until the eurovision final comes to the english city of liverpool. it is being staged in the uk, who finished as the runner up in last year s competition, hosting on behalf of winners ukraine because of the continuing war with russia. the contest will be followed keenly by members of the community inside ukraine, including soldiers who have been fighting on the front line. jack lamport has been talking to some of them. these soldiers have been putting their lives on the line, defending their country against russia. but away from the grueling pressures of war, for some, there s much needed light relief around the corner. we are looking forward to see ukraine perform in eurovision this year. alexander and antonina have been together for nine years. they were theater directors in kyiv, but signed up as soldiers soon after russia invaded. i hope that our commander and our fellow soldiers from our platoon will watch with us.
in eurovision this year. alexander and antonina have been together for nine years. they were theater directors in kyiv, but signed up as soldiers soon after russia invaded. i hope that our commander and our fellow soldiers from our platoon will watch with us. we are going to try to spread eurovision spirit among our platoon. although in the army, they have experienced some name calling, the soldiers have found that being out is easier than they expected. we were pleasantly surprised. pavlo and vladislav, another couple, joined the army two years ago. you re soldiers risking your lives on the front line, defending your country. why does eurovision matter to you? translation: it s a message to the whole world that despite the war, we can still show our creativity. and it s also a message to russia
defending their country against russia. but away from the grueling pressures of war, for some, there s much needed light relief around the corner. we are looking forward to see ukraine perform in eurovision this year. alexander and antonina have been together for nine years. they were theater directors in kyiv, but signed up as soldiers soon after russia invaded. i hope that our commander and our fellow soldiers from our platoon will watch with us. we are going to try to spread eurovision spirit among our platoon. although in the army, they have experienced some name calling, the soldiers have found that being out is easier than they expected. we were pleasantly surprised. pavlo and vladislav, another couple, joined the army two years ago. you re soldiers risking your lives on the front line, defending your country. why does eurovision matter to you? translation: it s a message to the whole world that despite the war, we can
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