By Sam Webb As someone who's famous for her role as an indestructible cheerleader on TV sci-fi show Heroes, Hayden Panettiere may seem an odd choice to become a pro-democracy campaigner in a former Soviet state. But yesterday she addressed protestors in Kiev's Independence Square with her fiance, Ukrainian boxing champion Vladimir Klitschko. The 24-year-old American, also famous for her role as an upstart country music singer on Nashville, encouraged Ukrainian protesters to 'keep fighting'. Scroll down for video Save the cheerleader, save the world: U.S. actress Hayden Panettiere, pictured with fiance Vladimir Klitschko, spoke to supporters of Ukrainian EU integration during a rally in Kiev
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Heroes actress spoke to crowd and told them to 'keep fighting'
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Her fiance Vladimir Klitschko translated for her at Kiev rally
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His brother is opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko
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Today protestors pulled down statue of Lenin as protest against Russia links
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