Ukraine will be represented by singer Leléka at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna. In Kyiv, the lights will be on for only two hours a day in the coming days. The CEO and publisher of The Washington Post, William Lewis, has resigned. Anti-Olympic protests in Milan ended in clashes with the police. Great Britain is ready to seize shadow fleet vessels linked to Russia — Suspilne has collected the main news for the morning of Sunday, February 8.
Leléka will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2026
Singer Leléka won the national selection with the song “Ridnym” and will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2026 in the Austrian capital, Vienna. The jury members gave the singer the maximum 10 points, and she also received 10 from the audience. Leléka is the pseudonym of Ukrainian singer, arranger and film composer Viktoriya Leleka. She was born in the city of Shakhtarske in the Dnipropetrovsk region. In 2016, she moved to Germany and is leading several art projects.
Context : The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Vienna, following last year's victory by JJ with the song “Wasted Love”. The Grand Final is scheduled for 16 May 2026, with the semi-final shows on 12 and 14 May. The show will take place at Austria's largest indoor arena, the Wiener Stadthalle. 35 countries will take part in the contest, 30 of which will compete in the semi-finals. According to the draw, Ukraine will perform in the second semi-final.
In Kyiv, electricity will be available for only two hours a day in the coming days
After another massive Russian shelling on February 7, Kyiv has experienced the most difficult electricity situation. Power engineers can only provide electricity to Kyiv residents for one and a half to two hours a day, the energy company DTEK and the city's mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. They say the next few days will be “difficult” for the city – not only because of emergency power outages, but also because of night frosts.
Context : On the night of February 7, the Russian army once again attacked the power system – the targets of the massive attack were substations and overhead lines of 750 kV and 330 kV, as well as the Burshtynskaya and Dobrotvirskaya TPPs. Due to damage to the high-voltage substations, specialists were forced to unload the nuclear power plants. Ukraine lost a significant part of the available electricity.
The CEO and publisher of The Washington Post is resigning
The Washington Post publisher and CEO William Lewis has resigned. In a farewell letter to employees, he said that during his tenure, “difficult decisions” were made to ensure the sustainable future of The Washington Post, so that the publication, in the words of the official, can continue to publish “high-quality, unbiased news for millions of consumers every day for many years to come.” The newspaper's CFO Jeff D'Onofrio will serve as publisher and CEO.
Context : The Washington Post has decided to lay off 30% of its journalists, reducing its local, international and sports departments. The upcoming cuts at The Washington Post were announced back in January. At that time, the newspaper announced plans to lay off about 4% of its staff for cost-saving reasons. Before the 2024 US presidential election, the publication broke its long-standing tradition: William Lewis announced that the publication would not support any of the candidates. At that time, more than 200,000 people canceled their digital subscriptions to The Washington Post.