{"id":455039,"date":"2022-05-30T16:09:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T13:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eurovision-winner-sells-trophy-to-buy-drones-for-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T16:09:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T13:09:37","slug":"eurovision-winner-sells-trophy-to-buy-drones-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eurovision-winner-sells-trophy-to-buy-drones-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"#Eurovision winner sells trophy to buy drones for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b568ff0669\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b568ff0669\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eurovision-winner-sells-trophy-to-buy-drones-for-ukraine\/#%E2%80%9CEurovision_winner_sells_trophy_to_buy_drones_for_Ukraine%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Eurovision winner sells trophy to buy drones for Ukraine&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEurovision_winner_sells_trophy_to_buy_drones_for_Ukraine%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Eurovision winner sells trophy to buy drones for Ukraine&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Ukrainian band which took home the top prize at the Eurovision Song Contest has sold its trophy for $900,000 in order to buy drones to help their native country fight off the Russian invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Kalush Orchestra, the rap-folk band that won the May 14 competition with its song \u201cStefania,\u201d sold the crystal mic trophy to an Estonia-based cryptocurrency exchange, WhiteBit.<\/p>\n<p>The band announced on its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page that it sold the trophy at auction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys are amazing!\u201d the band wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciate each and every one of you who donated to this auction, and a special thanks to the team (of cryptocurrency exchange) Whitebit who purchased the trophy for $900,000 and are now the rightful owners of our trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The funds raised will be used to purchase the PD-2 unmanned aerial system, which includes three aircraft and a ground control station, Ukrainian television host Serhiy Prytula said at the auction.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra-trophy-eurovision-song-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eurovision crystal microphone.\" class=\"wp-image-22460575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra-trophy-eurovision-song-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra-trophy-eurovision-song-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra-trophy-eurovision-song-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Eurovision trophy sold for $900,000.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Luca Bruno\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra-eurovision-song-contest-1-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine singing Stefania.\" class=\"wp-image-22460570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra-eurovision-song-contest-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra-eurovision-song-contest-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra-eurovision-song-contest-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kalush Orchestra won the competition with their song \u201cStefania.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Luca Bruno\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Band leader Oleg Psiuk and his five cohorts were called to return to their country immediately after their victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Kyiv government has ordered all men aged 18 to 60 to remain in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia. But the all-male group was allowed to leave to compete at the contest in Turin, Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s invasion on Ukraine, now in its fourth month, has claimed thousands of civilian lives, caused millions of Ukrainians to flee, and reduced cities to rubble.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ukrainian-activists-drone-russia-war-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian activists work on a drone.\" class=\"wp-image-22460604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ukrainian-activists-drone-russia-war-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ukrainian-activists-drone-russia-war-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ukrainian-activists-drone-russia-war-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The funds raised will be used to purchase the PD-2 unmanned aerial system.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Aleksey Flippov\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ukraine-mariupol-building-damage-children.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ukraine war damage.\" class=\"wp-image-22460611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ukraine-mariupol-building-damage-children.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ukraine-mariupol-building-damage-children.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ukraine-mariupol-building-damage-children.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>All Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 were ordered to remain in the country during the conflict with Russia, but Kalush Orchestra was allowed to leave to compete in the contest.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moscow calls its actions a \u201cspecial military operation\u201d to disarm Ukraine and protect it from \u201cfascists.\u201d Ukraine and the West say that allegation is baseless and that the war is an unprovoked act of aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Ukrainian forces endured heavy artillery barrages as they held off Russian attempts to capture Sievierodonetsk, the largest city Ukraine still controls in the eastern region of Luhansk.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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