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Daily Mirror
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Nathan Bevan

Poignant moment Ukraine presenter celebrated winning Eurovision - from his bomb shelter

Ukraine's commentator for Eurovision last night celebrated his country's historic win in the competition from an underground bomb shelter.

Footage of 36-year-old Timur Miroshnychenko jumping out of his seat to shout and punch the air with joy as the announcement came through provoked a huge reaction online - just days after a photograph of him broadcasting from his dingy concrete bunker went viral.

His reaction came as Ukraine 's song entry - Stefania by Kalush Orchestra - was voted the overall favourite by a massive surge of good will from the telephone-voting European public.

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