U2′ Bono and The Edge held a shock efficiency in Ukraine on Sunday, singing in a subway station in Kyiv. The singer and guitarist had been joined by members of a Ukrainian band as they carried out hits like “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”
“President Zelensky invited us to carry out in Kyiv as a present of solidarity with the Ukrainian individuals and so that is what we have come to do,” the band tweeted from its official account
Members of the Ukrainian pop-rock band Antytila joined Bono and The Edge to sing “Stand By You,” Antytila wrote on Instagram. They wore navy fatigues and mentioned the efficiency was impromptu and with out rehearsal.
“Tonight we got here from Kharkiv to Kyiv on the private invitation of world legend Bono, @u2,” the band wrote on Instagram, sharing a video of their efficiency. They mentioned the efficiency was to “help Ukraine and all our individuals.”
“Crucial second for us and all nation,” the band mentioned, thanking U2 and the individuals of Eire for his or her help.
U2 has held shock live shows earlier than, together with a number of in New York Metropolis all through the years.
The live performance in Ukraine, nevertheless, takes on a much bigger which means, because the nation is in the midst of a battle with Russia, which launched an unprovoked assault in February. Tens of millions of individuals have fled the nation and hundreds have been killed.
On Sunday, a Russian bomb destroyed a faculty in Luhansk province that was sheltering about 90 individuals within the basement. Dozens of Ukrainians are feared useless.
Since Russia didn’t seize Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, it has centered its offensive within the Donbas area, the place Moscow-backed separatists have been preventing since 2014 and occupy some territory. The most important European battle since World Warfare II has developed right into a punishing battle of attrition because of the Ukrainian navy’s unexpectedly efficient protection.
