Legendary Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy (Elsa’s Ocean) released a new song Vidpovid (Answer), to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
right now. yeah. one of the best-known celebrities in this country there from the ukrainian rock band, okean elzy, speaking to me from the bombed out center of kharkiv in eastern ukraine. he s really spent the last few weeks trying to help in the defense of his country in any way that he can, whether it s by singing for troops, delivering supplies, traveling also at great personal risk from one front line to the next. now, you may be far from the fighting in ukraine wherever you are, but you ll likely feel its effects when you buy food. we ll look at the looming global food crisis after the break. what is happening here will impact that and other areas. plus a former retail superstore becomes a stopover for refugees helping ukrainians flee russia s war. we have that story as well coming up.
died at a hotel, with the band due to play at a music festival this weekend. a toxicology report showed traces of 10 substances in his body, including anti depressants. the uk government plans to take a 20% stake in a £20 billion large scale nuclear plant at sizewell, the bbc has learned. french developer edf will also take a 20% stake in the suffolk power station. ministers hope the confirmation of two investors will encourage other infrastructure investors and pension funds to take up the remaining 60%. a ukrainian rock band has gone viral after appealing to ed sheeran to take part in a benefit concert for ukraine, which is happening in the uk later this week. this is how antytila would usually be spending their time.
the direction of travel. the foo fighters drummer taylor hawkins had opioids, marijuana and other drugs in his system before he died, colombian investigators say. hawkins, who was 50, died at a hotel in bogota, with the band due to play at a music festival this weekend. a toxicology report showed traces of ten substances in his body, including anti depressants. a ukrainian rock band has gone viral after appealing to ed sheeran to take part in a benefit concert for ukraine, which is happening in the uk later this week. that is on tuesday. this is how antytila would usually be spending their time. they sing but the band members have had to swap their live concerts for military combat gear after the war broke out
far especially around kyiv are things that can be reversed. there s still a massive army standing essentially at the gates to this city and certainly going to be some pretty tough battles ahead. fred pleitgen, cnn, kyiv. all right, well, i want to bring you a unique perspective now on this situation in eastern ukraine from one of the country s best known entertainers. the lead singer of a ukrainian rock band and also an activist who used to serve in ukraine s parliament. thank you for joining us. you re in kharkiv. i just want you to tell us what s going on around you. can you tell us what you can show us about what s happened to kharkiv in the east? you can very, very distinctly see one of the main streets of kharkiv behind me. i think i don t need to tell anything about this background, right? on the back of me is the building of one of the one of