Kalush Orchestra Raises $ 900,000 for Ukraine War Effort by Auctioning Eurovision Trophy

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Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra, victory in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, have lifted $ 900,000 for their country’s army by auctioning their winners trophy. The sale for The glass mic trophy was conducted on Facebook on Sunday by Ukrainian TV speakers Serhiy Prytula and Ivanka Rzevska. “You guys are amazing!! We appreciate each and every one of you who donated to this auction and a special thanks to Team WhiteBIT who purchased the trophy for $ 900,000 and are now the rightful owners of our trophy. Glory to Ukraine!! Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine” Kalush Orchestra published the video on Facebook on Monday. The raised money will be used to buy software for Unmanned Aircraft UAVs PD-2, which includes three jets and a ground crew port, for the Ukrainian army, Prytula said at the sale, Per Reuters. In February Moscow infected Ukraine, and the war has claimed thousands of lives, left millions supplanted and limited towns to remains. Kalush Orchestra rode a signal of public sentiment when they won the Eurovision Song Contest for their introduction “Stefania.” The song!, which blends people with music, The song was recorded as a memorial to the family of the guide Oleh Psiuk, but includes songs incl “I will always walk to you on broken roads; She will not awaken, won’t wake -, me in strong storms; She will take two fig signs from grandma, as if they were bullets” which were used as nationalist songs by Ukrainian warriors. On Sunday, Kalush Orchestra plays at a nonprofit concert at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to raise money for treatments or other provides.