Madrid Opera cancels the Russian Bolshoi ballet performance after the invasion of Ukraine

The opera previously supported Ukraine on February 27 when Siegfried's body was wrapped in the Ukrainian flag in the Götterdämmerung show.

Thousands of people are belief to have been killed or injured. More than a million refugees had fled Ukraine since February 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the most significant attack on a European country since World War II.

"Teatro Real regrets not being able to rely on this prestigious company, whose director Vladimir Urin openly supports Ukraine and opposes the war," he said.

The opera previously supported Ukraine on February 27 when Siegfried's body was wrapped in the Ukrainian flag in the Götterdämmerung show.

The invasion has forced dozens of private companies and various institutions to stop working in Russia or cut ties with their Russian counterparts. The Madrid theater has announced that it will refund tickets already been sold.