U2 is displaying their assist for Ukraine with what they do finest: performing music. Two members of the Irish rock band, together with Bono and The Edge, shocked residents of Kyiv with a 40-minute efficiency on the Khreshchatyk metro station on Could 8. Pictures, which will be seen right here, present the musicians smiling, enjoying guitar, and singing as they wore black outfits in entrance of the gathered crowd.
“Your president [Volodymyr Zelenskyy] leads the world in the reason for freedom proper now … The individuals of Ukraine are usually not simply combating to your personal freedom, you’re combating for all of us who love freedom,” Bono informed the gang of about 100 locals contained in the metro station, in keeping with Reuters.
The gifted singer reportedly continued to rally the gang in the course of the efficiency by saying, “This night, eighth of Could, photographs will ring out within the Ukraine sky, however you’ll be free ultimately. They’ll take your lives, however they’ll by no means take your delight.”
U2’s look in Kyiv comes simply over two months since Russia invaded Ukraine. The forces centered on Kyiv till the top of March, when Russia then centered their forces on jap Ukraine. Missile strikes have continued to be carried out since then and though some individuals have returned to Kyiv, pink sirens nonetheless sound within the metropolis regularly.
Bono and The Edge aren’t the one celebrities who’ve confirmed assist for Ukraine for the reason that invasion. Angelina Jolie was additionally seen visiting the nation lately. She walked right into a espresso store within the metropolis of Lviv after touching down to go to hospitals and NGOs to assist the injured and displaced after the invasion. At one level throughout her go to, she was pressured to take cowl as air raid sirens directed her to take security as quickly as potential, however fortunately she turned out okay.
Sean Penn can be one other celeb who has visited Ukraine for the reason that invasion. He met with the president and attended authorities press briefings for his upcoming documentary, VICE.