Opera singers perform national anthem in Lviv hours after Russian missiles hit the region

Opera singers gathered in the centre of Lviv in western Ukraine on Sunday (13 March) to sing the country’s national anthem.

They stood together on a street in the city centre where they sang the anthem in a demonstration of harmony that underlined the mood of national pride, as Ukraine seeks to resist Russia’s invasion.

The brief but moving performance took place hours after Russian missiles pounded a military training base in the Lviv region, killing 35 people.

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