The Ukrainian creative project Cultural Landing has launched the second stage of its American tour, which this time will cover the southern United States. Its main goal is to introduce Americans to Ukrainian culture and express gratitude for their support of our country, Ukrinform reports, citing the organisers. 

The day before, one of the first concerts on the tour programme took place in the American capital, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports.

‘We are starting the second part of our tour of America with a concert at the Ukrainian House in Washington, DC. In the first part, we covered the northern states, and now our tour is planned mainly in the southern United States,’ Mykola Serga, founder and leader of the Cultural Landing, told Ukrinform.

He stressed that the main message of the music tour is to express gratitude to Americans, representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora, for supporting our country.

Mr Serga noted that it is particularly important to keep the focus on what the Ukrainian nation is fighting for, as the American media is saturated with elections and the issue of Ukraine often becomes a politicised object in the election campaign.

‘The more talk there is around it, the less action is taken. But for us, deeds and real support are important, because many people die in Ukraine every day, and this is our crucial capital, which is the backbone of Ukraine's future,’ said the organiser of the cultural project.

He also stressed that it is important to deny any doubts about further assistance to Ukraine, so the participants of the Cultural Landing share real stories from their own experiences in the war.

The first tour of the Cultural Landing in the United States took place in the spring of this year. Ukrainian artists successfully performed in various cities and in the US Congress. 

The ‘Cultural Landing’ is a creative unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which includes world-class artists who were professional musicians before the war and are now serving in the military. Most of them took part in the fiercest battles in Ukraine, and several were wounded and returned to service after recovery. The repertoire of the artists includes Ukrainian and world classical music to covers of popular hits and folk tunes, including the Ukrainian bandura.

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