A musical instrument created from a Russian missile is featured at a concert at Blenheim palace on Saturday night.
The Oxbridge Foundation is hosting the Gala Dinner for Ukraine in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
The Russian rocket which landed in Ukraine but did not explode two years ago has been hollowed-out and its explosive components have been replaced by a cello bow.
Helen Clarke, the co-founder of this foundation, said it was to “help stop this war”.
The musical instrument is played for the first in the UK.
The Kyiv Camerata Orchestra and Ukrainian composer Roman Hryhoriv will perform “music for war” on the casings of the Uragan MLRS Bomb.
Maestro Hryhoriv describes playing it as “a purification ritual”.
“This isn’t just an instrumental to me, it transcends the idea of music and a concert,” said he.
“No other instrument comes close to its power, and outpourings of pain and destruction.
“The stories that were woven into the creation of this book and our shared struggles makes it truly extraordinary.”
The event will raise money to help talented young students from the country get access to education in UK and US. This will ensure that the next generation of students is well-equipped to rebuild the nation.
Ms Clarke said that Blenheim Palace is “a very symbol place” for the concert.
She said, “This is the place where we are trying unite our efforts and stop this conflict because this is what has happened in the past.”
“The Battle of Blenheim is very significant in the history of Europe.”
“This is why we’re trying to… get across the same message – it’s time to stop future and this war by finding a right way of peace as well as ceasing the fire.”
The concert will feature former footballer Andriy Shchenko, winner of the Ballon d’Or, and General Valerii Zaluzhnyi. He is the Ukrainian ambassador in the UK.
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