Relatives continue the campaign for information about Brazilian Silvana Pilipenko, from Paraíba who lives in Ukraine and communicated with her relatives for the last time on March 2nd. She is in the city of Mariupol, one of the main targets of Russian attacks.
This Saturday (19), the family completes 17 days without information from Silvana, in addition to her husband and mother-in-law, both Ukrainians. THE CNN questioned the Itamaraty about Paraíba, but has not received a response so far. Last Wednesday (16), Itamaraty had communicated the activation of international humanitarian support organizations on account of the case.
Silvana Pilipenko’s niece, Maria Beatriz Vicente, said that her aunt was in Brazil until January. She would return to the country on the 20th and the lack of news leaves the family distressed.
“It’s desperate. We still don’t have any news about her.”
says Silvana’s niece
At the moment, what we are doing is continuing to publicize the case, trying to make everyone see it and make the government pay attention and mobilize”, he told the newspaper. CNN.
According to Maria Beatriz, the The government of Paraíba questioned the Itamarary about the case and received information that they were trying to find her with the help of the Red Cross, but that the institution is focused on providing broader assistance to those affected by the war and with difficulties in accessing Mariupol.
The niece also said that Silvana’s son left his work in the merchant marine to seek news from his mother. He is currently in Germany and is trying to find a way to return to Ukraine or enlist friends to visit his mother’s house.
In Silvana’s last communication, she had told her family about the tense atmosphere and the scarcity of food at the market.
This Friday (18), satellite images from Maxar Technologies show new areas of the city of Mariupol destroyed due to clashes between Russians and Ukrainians.
The bombings recorded in the city prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to express concern about Mariupol to Russian President Vladimir Putin and to demand an immediate ceasefire.
Ukrainians in Brazil
According to data from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), 3.2 million people left Ukraine to flee the war, with around 1.9 million of them in Poland.
In Brazil, an investigation by an analyst at CNN Renata Agostini shows that 894 Ukrainians have arrived in the country since the beginning of the conflict, according to the Federal Police.
Source: CNN Brasil
