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UKRAINE'S Eurovision triumph has sent Russia into meltdown with chilling messages scrawled onto bombs and haunting calls for the show to be "nuked".
Kalush Orchestra steamed to the top of the table with an impressive 631 points - rattling Russian state media.
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In a post on social media, Russian journalist Yuliya Vityazeva proposed blasting the final at the Pala Olympic Arena in Turin, Italy, with a missile.
She wrote: "Bomb it with a Satan missile."
In an opinion piece published on Moscow's AiF newspaper website, columnist Vladimir Polupanov branded the show "boring politicised television" and "fake".
He wrote that "the competition smells badly of a rotting swamp" and claimed "almost none of the winners with the exception of ABBA" become "big stars".
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Meanwhile, haunting pictures published Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels show the hashtag Eurovision2022 written across a bomb as well as references to Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine's victorious band.
While on stage, the group made a plea for more aid to be given to the besieged city of Mariupol.
Kalush Orchestra frontman, Oleg Psiuk, said: "I ask all of you, please help Ukraine, Mariupol. Help Azovstal, right now."
In a chilling response, Russian troops reportedly wrote "Kalush, as you asked", "help Mariupol" and "help Azovstal right now" across a bomb.
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Hundreds of people remain trapped beneath the Azovstal plant, with Mariupol seeing some of the worst destruction of the war.
The Azov battalion, which is among the plant's last 1,000 defenders, sent their thanks from the warren of tunnels beneath the plant.
They posted on Telegram: "Thank you to Kalush Orchestra for your support! Glory to Ukraine!"
Kalush Orchestra won Eurovision after being given special permission to leave the country to represent Ukraine at the music contest.
The band and its song Stefania beat 24 other performers in the grand final of the competition.
With the public vote, they pipped Brit Sam Ryder - who led after the national juries in 40 countries cast their vote - to first place.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the victory, the country's third since its 2003 Eurovision debut.
He posted: "Our courage impresses the world our music conquers Europe!”
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"Next year Ukraine will host Eurovision!
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"For the third time in its history. And I believe – not for the last time."
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