Singer Ruslana seeks Turkey’s help for Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol

Ruslana, Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision Song Contest winner, speaks during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey (Mucahid Yapici/AP)

A Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision Song Contest winner has appealed to Turkey’s president to save Ukrainian fighters from the besieged city of Mariupol amid Russia’s war.

Ruslana, whose song Wild Dances catapulted her to number one in the music contest in 2004, spoke at a news conference in Istanbul.