Eurovision win brings 'incredible happiness' to Ukraine

"When they said that we had won, I shouted at the whole apartment," said Ivanna Khvalyboga, who was forced to flee Ukraine following the invasion.

Speaking from Poland, she told the BBC the win meant "incredible happiness for Ukraine and Ukrainian people", Qazet.az reports.

Kalush Orchestra won the competition, beating the UK and Spain to clinch the top spot.

The group had been predicted to take the title as support rose following Russia's invasion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Kalush Orchestra and said Ukraine's courage "impresses the world".

In a post on Instagram, he vowed one day to host Eurovision in a "free, peaceful and rebuilt" Mariupol, referencing the port city that is mostly under Russian control.

Kalush Orchestra talked about Mariupol and the Azovstal steelworks at the end of their performance, a move praised by people online.

"I'm sure many people will search the internet for information about Mariupol and Azovstal and it's great," one person wrote on the messaging service Telegram. "We need attention, a lot of attention."