Irish rock star Bono praised Ukraine's battle for "freedom" throughout a efficiency at a central Kiev metro station on Sunday, the place the U2 frontman additionally delivered his personal "peace" prayer.
From the platform of a Kiev metro station, the 61-year-old rock icon sang the U2 classics "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Need" and "With or with out you".
"Individuals in Ukraine will not be solely preventing in your personal freedom, you might be preventing for all of us who love freedom," Bono mentioned throughout a break.
The band's Twitter account mentioned Bono and bandmate 'The Edge' had been invited to Kyiv by President Zelenskyy to carry out "as a present of solidarity with the Ukrainian individuals."
The singer additionally referred to previous conflicts within the band's native Eire and its troubles with a extra highly effective neighbour.
"We pray that you'll quickly be capable to take pleasure in a few of that peace," Bono mentioned.
The shock look by Bono -- a longtime humanitarian activist who steadily lends his voice to a wide range of causes, together with the battle in opposition to poverty and AIDS -- got here as air raid sirens sounded within the Ukrainian capital and preventing raged within the nation's east.
At one level, Bono invited Taras Topolia, the lead singer of the Ukrainian band Antytila -- and in addition a soldier -- to sing with him, and known as on the world to assist the war-torn nation with a rendition of "Stand by me".
Antytila have collaborated on a brand new single known as '2Step' with English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.
Watch this Euronews video about Antytila, and their involvement with the conflict effort in Ukraine:
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