7 February Is the Date: Ukraine’s Eurovision 2026 National Final Takes Shape
On 7 February, Ukraine will do what it does best: turn Eurovision into something bigger than a TV show. During the National Selection Final for Eurovision 2026, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne Broadcasting will team up with Superhumans Center for a nationwide fundraising campaign supporting prosthetics for war veterans.
This is the first joint initiative between Suspilne and Superhumans, and it lands right at the heart of Ukraine’s most-watched music event. Because if you’re going to have millions of eyes on you, you might as well use that attention properly.
Eurovision as a Social Platform (Not Just a Competition)
For Ukraine, the National Selection has long been more than a ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest. In recent years, it has doubled as a moment of collective action. Over the past two editions, viewers raised more than five million hryvniasfor humanitarian demining. This year, the focus shifts to something just as urgent: prosthetics for those injured during the war.
Oksana Skybinska, Head of Special Projects at Suspilne and leader of Ukraine’s Eurovision delegation, put it plainly. The National Selection must have a social mission. It is a moment that unites people, and unity, in Ukraine, is never abstract. This year’s goal is to make a tangible contribution to those receiving support from Superhumans, from veterans to civilians affected by the conflict.
No grandstanding. No vague slogans. Just a clear target and a clear reason.
Culture, Resistance and Why This Matters
For Superhumans, the collaboration is deeply symbolic. CEO Olga Rudneva described Eurovision as one of the rare spaces where Ukraine speaks to the world not through headlines, but through culture. Songs, dances, food, creativity. Proof that even during war, culture doesn’t pause. It adapts. It evolves.
Pairing the National Selection with a fundraising goal for prosthetics sends a simple but powerful message: every public action should strengthen the nation’s spirit while also supporting those who defend it daily.
It’s Eurovision logic, Ukrainian edition. Music first, purpose always.
How to Support the Fundraiser
Viewers can already donate online and will also be able to support the initiative during the live broadcast of the National Selection Final across Suspilne’s platforms:
- Suspilne Kultura (TV channel)
- Eurovision Ukraine YouTube channel
- Suspilne Kultura website
- Eurovision in Ukraine website
No extra apps. No complicated steps. Just participation.
A Show With a Message
The final on 7 February will take the form of a large-scale televised concert, and according to creative producer German Nenov, this is only the beginning. He describes this year’s reveal process as a kind of Eurovision advent calendar, with details unveiled gradually.
The central theme of the 2026 National Selection will be “Be Unique”. Not as a decorative slogan, but as a guiding principle woven into every element of the show, from postcards and stage design to performances, artist positioning and even jury philosophy.
Because individuality, as Nenov points out, isn’t optional at Eurovision. It’s the entry requirement.
Ukraine’s National Selection once again proves that it knows exactly what Eurovision can be when it stops playing small.
Source: Suspilne
