Two Brazilians who wanted to fight alongside Ukrainian troops in the war against Russia have been missing for five days, according to their relatives. The last contact was made last Friday (1st) when they arrived in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. From there they planned to go to the Ukrainian border.
The case was considered a “possible disappearance” by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty). When asked about the Brazilians’ identity, the agency said it protects citizens’ right to privacy. “Itamaraty, through its Embassy in Warsaw, has become aware of the possibility of its citizens getting lost in Poland and is ready to provide all consular assistance available to their relatives,” said a note at the agency’s request. UOL.
Former Brazilian sailor to Ukraine texting before disappearing
Brazilian former Navy member Vinicius de Andrade, who will voluntarily join the Ukrainian troops, said he last came to Poland on Friday, when he contacted his friends.
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Before boarding the plane, the ex-Brazilian sailor sends his friends photos of the purchased equipment to introduce himself to the Ukrainian troops.
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Before boarding the plane, the ex-Brazilian sailor sends his friends photos of the purchased equipment to introduce himself to the Ukrainian troops.
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Former Brazilian sailor sent a video to his friend on the plane to Paris, the capital of France, before heading to Warsaw, Poland
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Brazilian Vinicius de Andrade, identified as a former navy soldier, is exchanging messages minutes after arriving in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Planned to report to the Ukrainian troops
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Vinicius stopped responding to messages after arriving in Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
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Vinicius de Andrade, a former Navy officer who was to arrive with Ukrainian troops, stopped responding to messages after arriving in Warsaw, the Polish capital. Message assigned to a supposed friend appears to have been translated by the app from another language
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In Poland, a former Brazilian sailor spends more than 12 hours without replying to a message from a friend in Ukraine after he said he would look for a vehicle, according to the app. When your friend receives the message, the Portuguese text appears to have been sent after using a translation app
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A 26-year-old man, identified by his relatives as the former sailor Vinicius de Andrade, traveled with an unknown friend. Vinícius last exchanged messages via WhatsApp with a friend on Friday between 07:52 and 09:02 (12:52 – 14:02 Brazilian time).
First, he posted the location itself while in the center of Warsaw. He then said he was on his way to Lviv, a Ukrainian city on the border with Poland, where volunteer fighters were recruited by Ukraine’s International Legion of Regional Defense.
After a little over an hour, he said he was tired. He then announced his travel plans. “Bus to Lviv and train to Kiev [capital ucraniana]”.
At night, Vinícius exchanged messages with another Brazilian, who identified himself as an ally of the Ukrainian troops in the war. At that time, the man, who said that he had installed the application of a private transport company working in Poland on his mobile phone, and who said that he had been in Ukraine for two weeks, advised them not to use the vehicle. application in the country.
Message in local language
The next day, messages sent to Vinícius’ number were answered by another person with a delay of more than 12 hours, worrying people watching the ride. “Vinicius, I’m worried about you,” wrote his friend. “At least he’s telling. The general is worried. We need to know where to take you,” the other Brazilian noted.
Portuguese responses ignored the former sailor’s requests for photos as he was “asleep”.
It also turned out that the messages were partially incomprehensible and translated using a mobile app. In one of them, the text was written in Cyrillic to refer to the Ukrainian city of Lviv, the destination of the Brazilians.
Afterwards, profiles held in the name of Vinicius de Andrade on Instagram and Facebook were removed from social networks, making it difficult to identify friends and relatives.
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The man, who introduced himself as ex-sailor Vinicius de Andrade, sent photos to friends before he left for Poland, buying military equipment to be used after his enlistment by Ukrainian soldiers.
On the night of March 30, he reported that he had taken a plane from Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro to Paris, the capital of France. “Commander is coming!” he laughed in a video with flight footage. he repeated. He said he had traveled from France to Poland and was later not found.
source: Noticias
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