An international charity telethon in support of Ukraine, Save Ukraine — #StopWar, will take place today, on 27 March, at 5:30 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. Kyiv time). It will unite almost the entire world and bring together more than 50 participants, including musicians, volunteers, athletes, public activists, and political leaders of many countries who will call on to support Ukraine.

The audience will be addressed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, the President of the United States of America Joe Biden, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, the President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili, the President of Romania Klaus Iohannisthe, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Janez Janša, the Prime Minister of Ireland Micheál Martin, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra, the Federal President of the Republic of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen, the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Karl Nehammer, the President of the Republic of Albania Ilir Meta, the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, the President of Estonia Alar Karis, the President of Malta George Vella, the President of the Republic of Latvia Egils Levits, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Kiril Petkov, the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain Pedro Sánchez, the President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis, the President of Republic of Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei, the President of Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola.

Also, Volodymyr and Vitaliy Klitschko, model and writer Maye Musk, Olympic champions, tennis players Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk, a gymnast Lilia Pidkopaeva, football legend Andriy Shevchenko, actor Elias Reichert, a film director Volodymyr Mula, and football player Roman Bezus will appeal to the audience.

World-famous Sting, Fatboy Slim, Within Temptation, Bastille, BrainStorm, Beissoul & Einius, Salvador Sobral, Idina Menzel, Nino Katamadze, and others will also perform as part of the telethon. Ukraine will be represented by more than 20 artists among which are Monatik, Tina Karol, The HARDKISS, Okean Elzy, Jamala, Go_A, DakhaBrakha, Odyn v kanoe, alyona alyona, Antytila, Pianoбой, Melovin, Artem Pivovarov, Alina Pash, Kadnay, Latexfauna, Ruslana, Dakh Daughters, TVORCHI, NK and others. The hosts of the event are Masha Yefrosinina and Timur Miroshnychenko.

The performances of the artists who did not get into the main program due to the time limits of the TV broadcasting, will be published later, in the format of a special edition for the digital audience, on 1+1 YouTube channel. Also, during the preparation of the telethon, a huge number of videos and appeals in support of Ukraine were collected, which will also be published on the channel.

Thanks to the broadcasting from Warsaw, on the basis of the Polish TV channel TVP, the audience can watch how the entire world unites to support Ukraine. Also, the broadcasters from many countries and all continents of the world, including Estonia (ERR), Lithuania (LTR), the Czech Republic (ČT2), Georgia (GPB \ First), Albania (RTSH 2), Montenegro (RTGG2), Slovenia, Latvia (LTV), Croatia (HRT), the Slovak Republic (Dvojka, News24), Austria (Pulse 4), Cyprus, Canada (OMNI/ROGERS), Spain (RTVE), Romania (PROTV, TVR + platform), the Republic of Azerbaijan (yoda.az - digital platform, XezerTV), the Republic of North Macedonia (MRT, TV5), Greece (SKAI TV), Bulgaria (BNT2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT), France (France 24), Finland (Alfa TV), Mexico (Canal del Congreso de México) and others (the list is being updated), will be rebroadcasting the marathon on their local channels. And also Al Jazeera, LBC, MTV TV channels.

In Ukraine, the telethon will be available on all TV channels and platforms that are broadcasting the United News marathon such as 1+1, ICTV, STB, 2+2, Ukraine, Inter, Rada, UA: Pershyi, and also Kyivstar TV, 1+1 Video, YouTV, MEGOGO, Oll.tv, Sweet.tv and Volia online TV platforms. It will also be possible to watch the broadcasting on YouTube channels of 1+1 and Atlas, and on international versions of TV channels, including 1+1 International, ICTV Ukraine, Inter+, Ukraine 24, FreeДом and others, for the viewers from all over the world.

In addition, residents of many major cities and capitals around the world will have an opportunity to watch the TV marathon in their city squares and cultural centers and support Ukraine on-site. In particular, residents of the following cities will join the events: Berlin (Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz), London (Parliament Square), Rome (Madonna di Loreto Square), Milan (Piazza del Duomo), Prague (Old Town Square), Bratislava (Hlavne Namestie), Toronto (Nathan Phillips Square), Amsterdam (Dam Square), Madrid (Plaza de Callao), Tel Aviv (Habima Square), Vienna (Heldenplatz), Warsaw (Teatr STUDIO, plac Defilad 1), Cluj (Unification Square or Union Square), Stockholm (Kungsträdsgården), Tallinn (Freedom Square), Skopje (Macedonia Square), Vilnius (Town Hall Square), Klaipėda (LCC International University), Sofia (pl. Petko R. Slaveykov 4, Sofia Center), Riga (Riga Congress Centre), Oslo (Gamle Raadhus Scene), Tirana (Skanderbeg Square), Ljubljana (Congress Square), Lisbon (Commerce Square, Praça 5 de Outubro (Cascais)), Dublin (Donnycarney, territory of the Ukrainian Church), Bern (Helvetiaplatz), Buenos Aires (Premises of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church), New Delhi (Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of India), Addis Ababa (Embassy of Ukraine in Ethiopia), Mexico (Embassy of Ukraine in the United Mexican States), Nur-Sultan (Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kazakhstan), Tehran (Embassy of Ukraine in the Islamic Republic of Iran), Athens (Kotzia Square), Denpasar (Honorary Consulate of Ukraine in Bali), Ankara (Kızılay Square), Antalya (Antalya Culture and Arts), Cluj-Napoca (Unirii Square), Bucharest (Kiselyov highway opposite the Russian Embassy in Romania), Budapest (Deak Ferenc Square), Cape Town (24 Beach Road, Office CAN), Copenhagen (Vesterbrogade 1L, 1550 København), Lima (Reserva Park), Abuja (Embassy of Ukraine in the Federal Republic of Nigeria), Paris (Cultural Information Center of the Embassy of Ukraine in France, Taras Shevchenko Square, Place de la République), Dushanbe (Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Tajikistan), Washington (Lincoln Memorial), Baghdad (Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Iraq), Chicago (450 Kehoe Blvd, Carol Stream, Il),  Ashgabat (Embassy of Ukraine in Turkmenistan), Curitiba (Premises of the folk group "Poltava"), Kishinev (Square of the National Opera and Ballet Theater), Luxembourg (Place du Luxembourg), Belgrade (Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of Serbia), Nicosia (Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of Cyprus), Havana (Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Cuba), Hamburg (Consulate General of Ukraine in Hamburg), New York (344 East 14th Street), Yonkers (St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church), Canberra (Ukrainian Orthodox Centre), Dubai (World Exhibition EXPO-2020, National Pavilion of Ukraine), Nairobi (674, Limuru Road, Embassy of Ukraine to Kenya), Tashkent (Embassy of Ukraine in Uzbekistan), Beirut (Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon) (the list is being updated).

The telethon Save Ukraine — #StopWar is implemented by 1+1 media, Atlas Festival, Suspilne, and supported by the national mobile operator Kyivstar, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine. The project is inspired by Atlas Festival and Kyivstar.

The graphic materials of the project for possible publications: https://cutt.ly/VSWbPSh.

More detailed information about the project: https://saveukraine.1plus1.ua/.

The funds raised before, during and after the telethon will be transferred to address the biggest humanitarian issues caused by the full-scale military invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. The bank details for financial support aimed to solve humanitarian issues in Ukraine: