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Andriy Perun

Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra feted on return home after Eurovision win

Kalush Orchestra, the winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, are welcomed by members of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service as they arrive at the Ukraine-Poland border crossing point near the village of Krakovets, in Lviv region, Ukraine May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Pavlo Palamarchuk

Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra returned to their homeland on Monday after an emotional Eurovision Song Contest victory, greeted at the border with Poland by servicemen and women whose cause the band had championed in Turin.

Frontman Oleh Psiuk was presented with a bouquet of yellow and blue flowers - the colours of Ukraine's flag - and reunited with his girlfriend before he and his band launched into an impromptu version of "Stefania," their winning song.

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