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Brazilian soccer players who play for Ukrainian clubs are asking their government for help amid theRussian military attack.
A number of players have issued pleas for assistance on social media, as they and their families – including some children – are currently trapped in the war-torn country with no way out.
In a caption posted alongside a video of the group huddled together in a hotel room, Shakhtar Donetsk defender Marlon Santos said that the level of desperation is high and that they are living in chaos, adding that they have support from their club, and are waiting on support from their country.
Brazil’s embassy in Kyivsaid in a statementthat it would remain open to protect the roughly 500 Brazilians living in Ukraine.
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President Joe Bidenissueda statementshortly after, saying in part, “President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering.”
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“Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way,” he continued. “The world will hold Russia accountable.”
The death toll has continued to rise over the course of the day after Russia’s invasion, as Ukraine’s president,Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said early Friday local time that 137 people had been killed and 316 were wounded,according toreports.
source: people.com
