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“Dyvysʹ u miy ekran”: ANTYTILA presents a cinematic story of war, love and sacrifice

“Dyvysʹ u miy ekran” — is a remake of our song “Dyvysʹ na mene,” which was created 15 years ago. We didn’t have a consensus within the band on whether or not to translate the song. I was rather not a fan, but a lot of fans of our work came to us and let the music of ANTYTILA into their lives after the song “Dyvysʹ na mene”. And a lot of our fans were waiting for a remake of this song, because they loved it, because it gave them the drama and energy that inspired them.

As always, ANTYTILA has an honest story in the video. From real actors to real emotions. Our actors Dmytro and Petro, people of art, who turned the film set into a dugout and are now among the best combat drone operators. Each frame in the video is not a game, but something that has been lived, felt, experienced. And by coincidence, the filming took place during another terrible night in Kyiv, with explosions of shaheds and ballistic missiles. The atmosphere on the set was appropriate. Although the video was not filmed “from scratch,” explosions were heard early in the morning and the danger was very close. The occupiers once again attacked the capital with shaheds and ballistic missiles. On this occasion, Yaroslav Pilunsky joked that he had escaped from the war for a couple of days with the hope of being in a relatively calm environment, but there were also explosions and everything was on fire.

“Dyvysʹ u miy ekran” is a story of waiting, hope, and support from fellow soldiers that happens every day in the lives of thousands of Ukrainians. This video is not about fiction, but about the truth – the truth that hurts, holds and inspires. We wanted to convey that even at a distance, even through the war, love lives on – through the eyes, through the screen, through the heart,” – says the band’s frontman Taras Topolya.

Antytila in the USA. The Band Have Announced a Series of Gigs in America

This summer, in July, the ANTYTILA band are setting out to the United States to perform in Kerhonkson (New York), Philadelphia, and Chicago. Three days, three cities, three different events united by music that will sound from Ukraine and for the benefit of Ukraine.

The musicians will start with a performance at a well-known Ukrainian festival in America, where they will play a full open-air program as headliners, and finish with a solo gig at one of the coziest music venues in Chicago.

The first performance is on July 12, as part of the largest festival of Ukrainian culture in the U.S., Soyuzivka. On the festival’s eighteenth anniversary, the band will perform a special program including hits and new songs having gathered over 370 million views on YouTube and appeared in the top charts of streaming platforms: “Вдома”,  “Лови Момент”, “Там, де ми є”, “2Step,” “Фортеця Бахмут” and more.

The next day, July 13, the band performs in Philadelphia at the St. George Ukrainian Festival, an event that annually gathers a large Ukrainian community of the state.

And on July 18, there’s the final stop in Chicago, on the stage of Joe’s Live, where ANTYTILA will give a large solo gig. Unlike the festival format, this event will offer a more intimate atmosphere – warm memories, new emotions, and impressions. And most importantly, a chance to fully immerse yourself in the band’s music, from long-time favorites to brand-new hits.

‘It’s important that fellow people are coming with gigs to their fellow people. We’ll play a lot, sing together, and enjoy the songs that are loved and awaited. And of course, the proceeds from the gigs will go to support the special unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine working in the Crimean sector,’ says Taras Topolia, the lead singer of the band.

ANTYTILA are more than just music. It’s an opportunity to stay connected to your homeland, even if you’re thousands of miles apart.

The gigs will take place supported by the Revived Soldiers Ukraine charity foundation and partners.

Tickets are now available. Don’t miss it – Ukraine is sounding here and now.

London Has Become a Hub of Ukrainian Strength for Two Weeks. This Is How They Commemorated 3rd Anniversary of Full-Scale Invasion in the Capital of Britain

A Ukrainian band ANTYTILA having just come back from foggy Albion to Kyiv are telling of the most prominent events, meetings, and results of a cultural and diplomatic mission.

 

A demonstration having united more than 10 thousand of concerned people into a loud voice of Ukraine that sounded all across the world

The band symbolically started their mission on February 24, which was 3rd anniversary of full-scale invasion. It was the day when a massive demonstration “Heartbroken but Unbroken” took place having united speeches of British, Canadian, and Ukrainian politicians, leaders of impactful community associations, and allies standing by Ukraine during three years. The ANTYTILA band have played a special hour-long live set – a loud voice of Ukraine sounding all across the world.

Due to joint efforts and initiative of Support Ukraine, namely the leaders of the organization Nataliia Ravliuk and Iryna Rapii, that evening at Trafalgar took place a synergy of more than 20 organizations presenting Ukrainian communities of Great Britain. Due to support of each of them, more than 10 thousands of people united under the motto having been announced from the stage by the soloist of the band Taras Topolia – ‘Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine’.

 

A working session with parliamentarians and state officials: discussing urgent issues instead of general requests

ANTYTILA always emphasize that their performances are more than just music. This mission had had the objective of cultural and diplomatic interaction and boosting international support of Ukraine. That is why the meeting with British parliamentarians was an important part of the trip. In the course of negotiations, they managed to bring the issue of urgency of supporting Ukraine from the Government of Great Britain up to date, discuss, for instance, specific ways of realization of assistance in the area of tactical medicine, rehabilitation of militaries, and supporting the children having lost their parents due to war. Additionally, substantive meetings with deputies on specific topics also took place which are to bring tangible results in perspective.

Another subject for discussions was the experience of SUPERHUMANS having become one more real case that helped to define current requests of Ukrainians. Ukrainian realias were not hidden under general messages – in Taras Topolia’s speech, the current situation in Ukraine sounded via the language of facts and figures.

 

A special screening of ‘Culture vs War’

A separate point of the program was a dialogue with British students as part of the project ‘Culture vs War’. It wasn’t the first time the band met British and Ukrainian youth to tell the truth about the war and experience the band’s members had gone through being at the frontlines.

 

Meeting with Valerii Zaluzhnyi and continuing an information campaign

The final event in London was the meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Valerii Zaluzhnyi. Among the key topics of discussion, there were an unprecedented number of people having gathered at Trafalgar Square and the importance of demonstrating unity in these times. Such specific moments develop a strong position of British politicians on supporting Ukraine both at international negotiations and with their voters inside the country.

And that was the message sounding in an interview ANTYTILA exclusively gave to the British news broadcast service ITV News.

The band wants to thank Support Ukraine, British-Ukrainian Aid Charity Organization, Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London, Orthodox Church of Ukraine, St. Mary’s Ukrainian Trust, Ukrainian Institute London, Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain, Ukrainian Youth Organization in Great Britain, Plast London, Ukrainian Children SOS, Women Fight For UA, Ukrainian Students League, and all the other organizations thanks to which the mission took place.

ANTYTILA express their special gratitude to Inna Yehorova and the whole Embassy of Ukraine in Great Britain and Northern Ireland as well as to numerous Ukrainian and British community for active support.

ANTYTILA have used their music and experience to bring an important message: Ukraine needs support now, and this struggle is not just for our existence and liberty, but for the future of democratic world.

  

“ANTYTILA” in London. The Band Has Performed at Trafalgar Square on 3rd Anniversary of Full-Scale Invasion

On February 24, 2025, the square Churchill once announced the victory over the Nazi grew crowded to the brim with thousands and thousands of Ukrainians and Britons. People gathered on 3rd anniversary of full-scale invasion to demonstrate the world that Ukrainians are gelled, that peace is impossible at the cost of Ukraine’s defeat, and that the war is going on and Ukraine needs strong support rather than negotiations with the enemy without Ukraine. Of course, they also gathered to pay tribute to the Ukrainian heroes having deceased, support the AFU with donations, and remind the world of Ukrainian prisoners-of-war who are to be brought back home via any possible way.

A massive event ‘Heart-broken but unbroken’ combined performances of British, Canadian, and Ukrainian politicians, leaders of impactful community associations, and allies standing by Ukraine during these three years. The ANTYTILA band played a special hour-long live set. It wasn’t a simple gig, but a loud voice of Ukraine heard all over the world.

During the performance, the band’s frontman Taras Topolia addressed Ukrainians and the world community with a powerful message:

‘There are more than ten thousand of us here today! This square if filled to the brim. The Ukrainians’ objective all over the world is to demonstrate unity and pressure those politicians searching the way to peace at any cost. The motto of today’s demonstration is ‘Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine’, and it has to be as loud as a bell in each and every European or American cabinet, square, or interview’.

Let us remind that on the first day of full-scale invasion, the musicians of the ANTYTILA band put musical instruments aside and took the guns having joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine as volunteer soldiers and started to discharge their civic and military duties at the frontlines. Today, the band went back to their musical activities and keeps telling the world their own story of resistance and the truth about the war and a heroic feat of Ukrainian people via their creative work, gathering tens of thousands of people and tens of millions of hryvnias for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at their gigs and doing whatever they can so that the topic of Ukraine kept being up-to-date in the world.

The band had time to share the brightest moments of the event in their social media.

“ANTYTILA” in London. Trafalgar Square Gathers Ukrainians for a Massive Demonstration and a Powerful Gig

To remind the world that the war is still going on, to commemorate those who left on the shield, and to support each other and everyone who keeps fighting Ukrainians will gather together in the place which will once again become the epicenter of Ukrainian spirit in Britain. 

Dedicated to the third anniversary of full-scale invasion of Russian occupants in Ukraine, on Monday, February 24, 2025, in London, an official public event will be held. 

 From 6.30 pm, on Trafalgar Square, performances of British and Ukrainian politicians, civic leaders, and allies supporting Ukraine during three years will take place.  And at 7.45 pm, in the heart of the British capital, a big live gig a popular Ukrainian band ANTYTILA will begin. 

‘This event takes place when further international support is vital. It is held aimed to   remind the world that the war in Ukraine is going on, and the struggle for liberty, justice, and victory does not  stop. In past years, the event gathered from 5,000 to 7,000 participants, but this year’s event is to become even more massive and we’re sure that this event will prove it to everyone — to defend their state, the entire Ukrainian nation have stood up in different ways in different parts of the world and they keep standing,’ inform the organizers of the event.

Regarding music content of the demonstration, we’d like to remind that the members of the ANTYTILA band left the stage from the first days of full-scale invasion having become volunteer soldiers and started to discharge their civic and military duties as paramedics at the frontlines. Today, after having been withdrawn from the frontline,  the band went back to musical activities and keeps telling the world their own story of resistance via their creative work, gathering tens of thousands of people and tens of millions of hryvnias for the Armed Forces of Ukraine at their gigs and doing whatever they can so that the topic of Ukraine kept being up-to-date in the world. 

’We’re preparing a special big Ukrainian and English program for the Trafalgar because on the square, there will be not only Ukrainians of Britain, but also British people we can definitely call our ‘people’. This means that even though they had never had a Ukrainian passport and were born far from Ukraine, they’ve always had the values and principles that are common with the ones of Ukrainians. And from the very beginning of this unjust war, they keep standing side by side with Ukraine during the whole time spent in resistance, they keep supporting and donating sharing our struggle’, points out Taras Topolia.

It should be noted that ANTYTILA previously announced two big gigs in Liverpool and Cardiff that will take place on February 28 and March 2, accordingly. The objective of the planned gigs is not just to bring Ukrainian music to the place and for the people that need it and not just to rally the Ukrainian community of Great Britain around the events, but also to raise the funds to support the AFU which already is a tradition.

 

For editors

The event organized: 

The event is organized in collaboration with Support Ukraine, British-Ukrainian Aid Charity Organization, Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London, St. Mary’s Trust, Ukrainian Institute London, Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain, Plast (Ukrainian scouts), Ukrainian Youth Organization in Great Britain, Ukrainian Children SOS, Women Fight For UA, Ukrainian Students League, and many others.

The event takes place under patronage of the Embassy of Ukraine in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in collaboration with Ukrainian and British communities.

Hundreds of Events, Victory in Court, Numerous Honors, and Assistance for Militaries worth More than 30 Million – ANTYTILA Have Summed up the Year 2024

The ANTYTILA band’s year 2024 was filled with such an enormous number of events, efforts, and achievements that would be enough for many years. Summing up we’ve pointed out the most prominent things: what the musicians lived for and what they kept getting up for every morning during the outgoing year.

The year 2024 for ANTYTILA WAS A COMMON OBJECTIVE

The ANTYTILA band’s OBJECTIVE has been the only one since 2014 – help for Ukraine in fighting against the enemy and boosting the right victory to come. In 2024, we managed to make our efforts massive and involve new complicated formats, venues, and audience.

Starting the year with a big charity gig in Kyiv Palace of Sports having gathered more than 8000 viewers and summing up with a tight concert schedule in Ukraine having given 43 mostly sold-out gigs during 50 days, in the course of the year, ANTYTILA kept completing diplomatic, informational, and cultural activities beyond Ukraine covering tens of towns and cities of Great Britain and the USA.

During the period of spring to autumn, more than 30 open informational events were held in cooperation with local and Ukrainian communities as well as the same number of closed events with representatives of the government, politicians, diplomats, business owners, patrons, public and cultural figures – at all levels ANTYTILA called for supporting Ukraine in economic and political aspects, and which is the most important – to provide help for Defense Forces of Ukraine.

From Harvard University to Washington Capitol – as war veterans and public cultural figures the musicians raised tough and important topics having given tens of interviews to foreign media. On stage, radio, and television, there were thorny questions of thousands of Ukrainian prisoners-of-war who are to be brought home at whatever cost with help of democratic world as well as on unreasonably slow supply of military assistance reciprocally influencing losses among Ukrainian people. The y also talked of the necessity to remove numerous economic barriers between Ukraine and the USA to make it possible for Ukrainian economy to grow and become stronger thus providing the AFU needs primarily in behalf of the victory.

ANTYTILA took part in numerous socially important forums, summits, and panel talks. Hours of video messages, thousands of comments and messages in private were sent and posted on social media. More than a hundred reports, comments, and materials were published in Ukrainian and foreign media. Constant non-stop communication went on the whole year. It might be invisible, but based on it, ANTYTILA have a dialogue with the world aimed to involve assistance for Ukraine and counteract the enemy’s propaganda.

We also visited numerous military hospitals and rehabilitation centers where the injured defenders are on treatment both in Ukraine and abroad with chamber concerts and warm talks. We shared our experience and advice with the students of Chernivtsi university and youth community of Ternopil. We supported the refugees from Mariupol in Zaporizhzhia with songs.

In summer 2024, ANTYTILA presented Ukraine with a big hour-long program at cultural television music festivals in Denmark and Poland as well having honorably presented Ukrainian culture and reminded once more about the war in our homeland.

The year 2024 for ANTYTILA IS ВДОМА.

In a busy schedule, missing the close ones ANTYTILA managed to record and release new hits “ТИ САМЕ ТА”, “ПОЛАМАНІ” and “ВДОМА”.

The latest song closes the year 2024 being on top in radio charts of Ukraine up to this day. The song and video have been received by Ukrainians all over the world very sensually followed by thousands of reviews, millions of views and streams on the Internet.

One more thing is, however loud that would sound, exactly in 2024, for the benefit of all musicians of Ukraine, ANTYTILA finally put the matter to rest in the trial lasting almost 6 years. The order of the Kyiv Court of Appeal forever eliminated the scammers’ possibility to screw money from authors using their patent.

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The year 2024 for ANTYTILA is exact results of charitable assistance worth more than ₴30 million.

₴2 500 000 from the first stage of the project «Culture VS War» in Great Britain = joined the purchase of a multi-functional boat T12 made in Ukraine for the units of Defense Intelligence.

₴10 500 000 from the second stage of an international project «Culture VS War» in the USA = paid full price of the second multi-functional boat T12 made in Ukraine for the units of Defense Intelligence.

₴2 000 000 from the auctions during Ukrainian tour having covered 43 towns and cities = EWs and medicine for MBs А7045 and А7296.

₴1 288 087 from the tickets sold for the gig in the Palace of Sports = the equipment needed by the 130th battalion of Territorial Defense, 241 Bde.

₴900 000 of donations from the fundraiser announced during the gig in the Palace of Sports = 52 FPV-drones for providing the needs of the Defense Forces.

₴4 515 423 from the tickets sold for the gig in the Crimea = a secret/important cargo for the soldiers of Defense Intelligence special operations. You could already see the results of its successful usage in the news and you’ll see them yet.

₴2 000 000 – donations and partnership support from Kredobank for holding the first camp abroad in Bulgaria for the children of our sworn brothers having been killed.

More than ₴5 000 000 – regular support for the army, handing over the equipment due to requests, trips, etc.

This year, the musicians were awarded with multiple honors and distinctions from commanders of the units, the Chief of the DIU, and the Command of AFU Medical Forces for systematic long-term assistance and service.
Every hryvnia, every word, every meeting, support, assistance, promotion – every action aimed at bringing the victory closer happened due to unity of many people and hard work. Partners, charity foundations, NGOs, sponsors, patrons, private donors, friends, relatives, and acquaintances have created a cardiorespiratory system nurturing and moving important initiatives.

These are Revived Soldiers Ukraine and United Help Ukraine, Association «Watch Ukrainian!», «МХП-Громаді» Charity Foundation, Ukrainian American Community Center, Support Ukraine / London Euromaidan, Ukrainian Cultural Center and ANTYTILA Charity Foundation. These are KredoBank and UAME and their initiative Music Saves Ukraine.

We’re grateful for comprehensive support to communities of Ukrainians in Great Britain and the USA, and Antytila UK community who keep actively supporting Ukrainian army organizing their own fundraisers and exhibitions and being proactive and orderly.

We’re grateful to the militaries, our sworn brothers due to whom a lot has just become possible! We’re grateful to those who stand by our side and goes forward through years: to our relatives and beloved people, friends and partners, and everyone concerned.

ANTYTILA Have Gained an Important Victory IN COURT for all Ukrainian Musicians

A Big All-Ukrainian Tour of the ANTYTILA Band: 45 Gigs, 50,000 Fans, and Assistance for the Units of Defense Intelligence of Ukraine

Recently, ANTYTILA have finished their big all-Ukrainian tour as part of which 45 gigs in 43 towns and cities of Ukraine took place.

Right after coming back from a massive American tour in support of the project “Culture VS War”, ANTYTILA started their much-awaited tour around Ukraine. Most of the towns and cities hadn’t seen the musicians for more than 5 years. The songs from the MLNL album had become a base of the tour program most of which sounded for the fans live for the first time. Favorite hits like “2Step”, “Fortetsia Bakhmut”, “TDME”, “Viryla”, “Lovy moment”, “Liudy yak korabli”, “Molokom”, “Vse krasyvo”, “Buduvudu” as well as the newest ones “Ty same ta” and “Vdoma” were also included in the program.

During more than two months, the band’s team covered 10,000 km and managed to gather more than 50,000 fans at their gigs and other events in their tour. In this time, the premiere of the song “Вдома” (‘Vdoma’ / ‘At Home’) took place claiming the top spot of the summary all-Ukrainian radio chart for 4 weeks already. It was performed live more than 200 times in big cities and small towns of Ukraine!

Beyond the gigs having been planned, the musicians’ schedule included daily nonofficial meetings. The band visited numerous military hospitals and rehabilitation centers with chamber performances and warm talks to support our injured defenders staying there under treatment; shared their experience and advice with the students of Chernivtsi university and youth community of Ternopil; supported the refugees from Mariupol and Zaporizhzhia with their songs; and came to visit the guitarists’ – Dmytro Zholud’s and Mykhailo Chyrko’s – parents in their native Inhulets.

Despite air raids lasting for hours and not making it possible to hold the gigs, there wasn’t a single one cancelled. Moreover, due to high demand and buzz in Dnipro and Pivdennoukrainsk, ANTYTILA played one more additional gig in each of these towns. Another peculiarity of this tour for fans was the contest “Access the backstage”. Due to this initiative, more than 100 lucky ducks got a chance to personally meet the musicians and plunge into backstage atmosphere always being hidden from the audience.

A charity objective is an important component of each ANTYTILA’s gig. The all-Ukrainian tour wasn’t an exception. The auctions from the ANTYTILA Charity Foundation having already become traditional made it possible to raise around ₴2 million in the course of the fall tour. Those funds will go toward boosting the special units of Defense Intelligence of Ukraine operating in the Crimean sector. As for the final Kyiv gig having taken place in the Respublika SEC to mark its third anniversary, most of the musicians’ fees will be given for rehabilitation of the militaries via the Revived Soldiers Ukraine Foundation.

And we don’t stop with that! Follow the news of the ANTYTILA band. We have huge plans for the year 2025.