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A sea hut was hijacked in greeting to the invaders News

A traditional naval hut, popular with a British folk singer, was used in Russia to promote the war.

Wellermandating back to the mid-19th century tells the story of a New Zealand whaling ship called the Billy o’Tea. The song became internationally famous when it was a cover of Nathan Evans, a folk singer from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, and topped the British singles chart.

The distinctive melody, with reworked lyrics in Russian, is used to convince young people of the need for war in Ukraine. Students from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, a pro-Kremlin separatist region in eastern Ukraine, have written the new version.

Students from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic in their video for Wellerman

In their video, dressed in nurses’ outfits, young women greet the “homeland”, perform a dance