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Liverpool and Kyiv unite for Eurovision rave

Clubs in Liverpool and Kyiv link up for a rave to celebrate the Eurovision song contest.

Clubs in Kyiv and Liverpool are linking up for a simultaneous rave this weekend to celebrate Eurovision and show their solidarity. Hot Chip, DJ James Lavelle and experimental Ukrainian DJ Mingulitka will all be performing.

Organisers Jez Collins and Vlad Yaremchuk explain how they have to work with the midnight curfew in Kyiv and how the ravers in both locations will be able to see each other on the dancefloor.

Also, the 大象传媒鈥檚 cyber correspondent Joe Tidy reflects on his recent visit to Ukraine where he met drone pilots in training and hackers.

And 大象传媒 Ukraine鈥檚 Kateryna Khinkulova remembers a former colleague, journalist Oleksandr Bondarenko, who was killed on the front line in Ukraine.

Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Sam Bonham.

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(Music courtesy of Mingulitka)

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