Ilona Galitskaya has won the Ukrainian national final for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and will represent her country in Rotterdam on 8th December. With her entry Ruki v goru (Hands up), she was the clear winner of the televote ahead of the other eleven participants.

The complete results:

1. Ilona Galitskaya – Ruki v goru – 8454 votes
2. Alina Grosu – Arena – 3380 votes
3. Fresh time- Moya planeta – 2908 votes
4. Marietta – Futbol – 2607 votes
5. Nazariy Schegelskiy – Kamyanytsya – 1846
6. Valeriya Dmitrienko – Tse kohannya – 1818
7. Victoriya Petrik – Zagadkoviy svit – 1693
8. Dmitry Borodin – Made in Ukraine – 1317
9. Vladislav Belik – Podruzhka – 1006 votes
10. Vladislav Karaschuk – Moya gitara – 1002 votes
11. Yarina Shust – Ukrayina u nas odna – 790 votes
12. Kristina Barabulya – Pisnya dlya vsih – 351 votes

Last year, Ukraine competed in the junior competition for the first time. Nazar Slyusarchuk finished equal 8th with his song Khlopchyk rock 'n' roll.