Sir Rod Stewart has revealed he has rented and furnished a house for a household of seven Ukrainian refugees after feeling heartbroken watching the struggle towards Russia unfold on the information.
“Words couldn’t describe what we were watching,” Sir Rod informed the Daily Mirror.
“The bombing of innocent children, the bombing of hospitals and playgrounds. Like everyone else, we were completely beside ourselves. I don’t wish that on anyone. This is evil, pure evil.”
Sir Rod is now offering help to Ukrainian couple Rostylsav and Olena and their 5 kids aged between 17 and two, paying hire and payments for the Berkshire property for at the least a yr, based on the newspaper.
The household, who arrived within the UK with out talking any English, are “lovely… so polite” and “all very grateful”, Sir Rod stated.
The star stated he wished to make use of his “power” as a knight to assist others.
“I normally maintain all my charitable efforts good and quiet and simply do it. But I believed, ‘I’m a knight, I’ve been given this knighthood due to the issues I’ve achieved in my life and the charity work I’ve performed over time’.
“But that was the past; I want to be seen to be doing something now. I am a knight, I should be using my power to do something for people.
“I’m positive that if there are individuals on the market who see what I’m doing, they’ll decide up some slack too.”
The singer additionally employed three vans full of provides for refugees and had them pushed to Ukraine, earlier than utilizing the identical autos to move 16 individuals again to security in Berlin.
He was later put involved with Rostyslav and his household, in addition to others who he has since given jobs to.
In an announcement Olena and Rostyslav stated: “Many thanks to Sir Rod Stewart, Warren Cady, his parents and their family for their openness and genuine and big hearts. Thanks to their sponsorship and Warren’s hard work, our children are now safe and able to learn normally in school.”
Sir Rod kicks off a string of UK area dates subsequent month, enjoying in Nottingham, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Belfast, London, Birmingham and Manchester.
He informed The Mirror that he plans to deal with the battle in Ukraine as a part of the tour, dedicating reveals to the nation and its individuals.
Source: information.sky.com”