Czech-based choir raises over €80,000 for Ukraine soldiers

Their performances, CDs and gadgets are helping to buy medical kits for Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline.

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00:00This Czech-Ukrainian choir, called the Soniašnik Sunflower, was founded in Lithuania in 2022.

00:14After the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, members sing Czech and Ukrainian

00:20songs to support Ukrainian soldiers.

00:24They sell Ukraine-themed T-shirts, bracelets and souvenirs.

00:28We have released a brand new CD with Soniašnik, which is called Ještě chvíli.

00:33Ukraine, hold on, we want to help, and more, and more, and more, before the terrible war ends.

00:41And I'm looking forward to going to Ukraine and visiting all the friends who sing with me here in Lithuania today.

00:48The initiative raised over 2 million crowns, about 80,000 euros.

00:54The CD for our collection means, I hope, the beginning, but it is the result of the two-year work and our effort.

01:02It is something that we can already understand, offer, show and sell, and send the profit back to Ukraine.

01:10The choir meets for rehearsal every week and puts on dozens of charity performances a year.

01:17We enjoy with girls because we can be part of help for our homeland.

01:24And from other side, it's big hope about our future victory.

01:30This CD, I think, make our victory closer.

01:34The money that the choir raises is used to buy medical kits and strapping, which are sent to Ukrainian soldiers on the front line.

01:50The Czechs still remember well the anniversary of the occupation in 1968, organized by the Kremlin.

01:56They remembered it just a few days ago, on August 21, and they don't want to experience such a horror anymore.

02:01That's why there is so much help in Ukraine.

02:04Jiří Skáncel, Euronews, Lithuania.