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Russian air strikes rained down on Ukraine during Saturday night's Eurovision Song Contest, Britain's ambassador to the embattled nation said.
Dame Melinda Simmons tweeted: “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 (Ukraine) live in continuing danger.”
Dame Melinda reported that the university home town of Ukraine's entry into the competition, Tvorchi, was among the locations being targeted.
In a second tweet moments later she wrote: Tvorchi def win the prize for graphics. The staging was brilliant. And poignant as their university home town of Ternopil was targeted by (Russian) millies this eve."
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Ternopil Oblast governor Volodymyr Trush reported that warehouses owened by commercial enterprises and a religious organisation were alight.
He added that two civilians had been hospitalised with shrapnel wounds and burns caused by the attack.
Ternopil's mayor Serhii Nadal urged local people to remain in a safe place until the air-raid alert came to an end.
Tvorchi are an electronic duo comprised of producer Andrii Hutsuliak and Nigeria-raised vocalist Jeffery Kenny.
The act failed to defend the title for Ukraine after last year's winning effort but finished a very respectable sixth in the final standings with their song Heart Of Steel.
The entry was inspired by the bravery of the Ukrainian people and drew a deafening reaction from the supportive audience at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena as it was performed at the annual event.
The Ukrainian duo held their fists aloft at the end of their performance as acts from other nations were also seen waving the blue and yellow flag of Ukraine in a show of unity.
Sweden won the overall competition.
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