Saturday 14 May 2022 11:49 AM Ukraine's Eurovision commentator will broadcast from inside a Kyiv bomb shelter trends now

Ukraine's Eurovision commentator will broadcast live from a bomb shelter - as the war torn nation's entry is the bookmakers' favourite to win the contest.

Timur Miroshnychenko, the Ukrainian Graham Norton, will broadcast from a dank Kyiv bomb shelter to prevent Russian artillery from interrupting his broadcast during tonight's final in Turin, Italy.

The gloomy shelter features a single light bulb, peeled plaster and exposed brick alongside a mass of unorganised wires.

Mr Miroshnychenko, 36, told the Telegraph: 'We have to be underground because… you never know.

'You don't have a schedule of air raid alerts when Russia decides to launch their missiles... we have to be underground not to interrupt the broadcasts.'

Timur Miroshnychenko co-hosted the song contest final in 2017 in Kyiv after Ukraine's victory in the 2016 competition.

He has either hosted or commentated on every Eurovision for Ukraine since 2007, a record that is all the more impressive considering this year's circumstances. 

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Mr Miroshnychenko helped his countrymen by driving a truck delivering aid and transporting refugees out of conflict zones.

He returned to Kyiv after Russian forces were repelled from western Ukraine and will take up the mantle of host for Ukrainian television - delivering the broadcast to the nation under curfew.

Mr Miroshnychenko will be hoping that Ukraine's entry Kalush Orchestra will take the top prize this evening - with bookies backing them to do so.

The song 'Stefania' is an ode to the mothers of Ukraine doing all they can to protect children during the conflict.

It is expected to sweep the public vote amid widespread sympathy the victims of the Ukraine war.

Ukraine has form with politically-charged Eurovision songs with their

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