Dubai-based Ukrainian singer lauds support for Ukraine amidst conflict

“I love the spirit of my country and of Ukrainians - we are free spirits and nobody can take that away from us.”

For Dubai-based Ukrainian singer-songwriter Allexa Bash, it’s been a tough couple of days. With the ongoing conflict in her home country, Allexa, who has lived in Dubai for the last four years, says the situation was difficult to believe initially. “It’s very painful. I can’t believe it’s happening right now, in the 21st century, to be honest,” she told Khaleej Times.

Allexa’s mother resides in Ukraine and she shared how tough it has been the past few days for expats who have parents and relatives living there. “We’re not sleeping - everyone has slept for maybe for one or two hours in the night, four days in a row. These four days have been like four weeks for me!”

"I believe that we will win," she concluded.