Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra returned to their homeland on Monday after an emotional Eurovision Song Contest victory, greeted at the border with Poland by servicemen and women whose cause the band had championed in Turin.
Frontman Oleh Psiuk was presented with a bouquet of yellow and blue flowers - the colours of Ukraine's flag - and reunited with his girlfriend before he and his band launched into an impromptu version of "Stefania," their winning song.
Kalush Orchestra plans to sell the Eurovision trophy to raise money for Ukraine's war effort. Psiuk said he hoped to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars.Kalush Orchestra, the winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, are welcomed by members of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service as they arrive at the Ukraine-Poland border crossing point near the village of Krakovets, in Lviv region, Ukraine May 16, 2022.
"I love my Kalush. My wife and I have been watching until 1 a.m. And we were happy to win. I was jumping. I was in seventh heaven," said 74-year-old Kalush resident Petro Yugan on Sunday."But I also want us to end the war as fast as possible, and it would be an even bigger victory."
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