United to win: Latvia’s capital hosts From Heart to Ukraine charity concert

A charity concert, "From Heart to Ukraine," was held in Riga at the National Library on the third anniversary of Russia's large-scale invasion. Ukrainian and Latvian singers and musicians joined together to express their solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

The Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia reported this on Facebook.

At the concert's opening, Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia, and Anatolii Kutsevol, Ambassador of Ukraine, addressed the audience.

The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, also addressed the concert guests and the entire Latvian people with a special video, thanking Latvia for its support of Ukraine.

The Ambassador of Latvia to Ukraine, lgvars Kļava also made a separate video address.

"The event became a valid symbol of the unity and support that Latvia provides to Ukraine in its struggle for freedom and independence.

Excellent Latvian and Ukrainian musicians performed on stage: Andrejs Osokins, Melo-M, Dariia Leleko, Brigita Reisone, Jauno Jāņu orķestris, Sub Scriptum, Anastasiia Vasylenko, Ralfs Eilands, Etnogrupa Ogas, musical groups of bandurists from Ukraine "Sokolyky" and "Horlytsia", Marta Korneliusa, Viktorija Prituļaka, Katrīna Gupalo un Edgars Vilcāns, Sudden Lights, Ieva Akuratere un Leons Sējāns, Atis Zviedris, Latvijas Diplomātiskais koris un Ilze Rijniece," the post says.

During the concert, which was also broadcast on Latvian television, everyone had the opportunity to donate.

The concert's proceeds will support Ukrainian children in cooperation with the Latvian charity foundation Ziedot.lv.

Among the guests of the event were Ukrainian military personnel – defenders of Ukraine, who are undergoing treatment and rehabilitation in Latvia, as well as members of the Presidium of the Saeima of Latvia, Latvian parliamentarians, ministers, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, the mayor and vice-mayors of Riga, foreign diplomats, volunteers, representatives of public organizations and friends of Ukraine who support Ukraine and stand by the Ukrainian people in the struggle for freedom and independence.

The Embassy expressed sincere gratitude to the partners—the Ziedot.lv Foundation, Latvian Television, the National Library of Latvia, and Meduza Events Agency—for their assistance in organizing this event in support of Ukraine, as well as to everyone who believes in Ukraine and continues to support the Ukrainian people.

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The Seimas of Latvia hosted an exhibition of drawings by Ukrainian children from Chernihiv, "Colors of the Commonwealth: Ukraine-Latvia."

It was also reported that a Ukrainian cartoon from the social comics magazine Inker was translated and published in the Delfi publication in Latvia. The comic "Blind Spots" is about a Mariupol woman who overcame Russian propaganda within herself.