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Loose Women were forced to cut an interview with a guest in Ukraine as bomb sirens began to sound at another studio.
The ITV lunchtime show was back on-screen on Wednesday (March 9) with Ruth Langsford anchoring the show alongside her fellow panellists Frankie Bridge, Janet Street-Porter, and Kelle Bryan.
They were joined on the programme by Marichka Padalko who is one of the presenters on one of the main TV networks in Ukraine.
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As Ruth introduced her to the programme, Marichka, who is married with three children, immediately thanked the UK for their support of Ukraine and for the standing ovation given to the country's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, referring to the moment he addressed MPs in a historic address on Tuesday.
Marichka was live from Kyiv in her TV studio and has to be ready to go live every time there is an alert in the country.
But as she spoke, people began pacing behind her and looking through to where Marichka was sat as she said; "We're hearing now the air strikes and it's been announced in the studio that we're having [a] live broadcast now which means I have three minutes only to fill in.
"So, unfortunately, I have to say goodbye and maybe join you on another occasion. I'm really sorry."
The cameras then returned to the ITV studio where Ruth said they 'completely understand' before Marichka explained the air sirens went off at another studio meaning they need to fill in as the four main television networks have joined forces so that when one goes down, another can fill in so that the news can broadcast 24 hours a day.
"They can't broadcast any longer and that's why I'm
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