Andrea Cisternino is an Italian volunteer, former photographer, blocked north of Kiev, unable to move due to the advance of the Russia. For several days she has not been able to get food and drinkable water and risks dying of starvation alongside four collaborators and about 400 animals which he hosts in his sanctuary. These are creatures abandoned or abused, saved and led towards a new life. He did not want to abandon them and now it is necessary to hurry to try to save them all. 15 km inside the territory occupied by the Russians, also devoid of electricity and active telephone connections.
Andrea Cisternino: latest updates
The journalist Claudius Locatelli he tried to shed light on the affair in recent days: “They managed to get supplies of non-potable water from a well. Unfortunately, the Ukrainian Red Cross cannot intervene, because a green light from the local government would be needed. I appeal to the Farnesina and to the Foreign Minister Luigi Di Mario. A Red Cross mission is needed in an emergency ”.
Andrea Cisternino's wife expressed herself on the dramatic story, explaining how her husband had stocked up before the war, which is now over. The press organs are active to try to do something and put concrete help in motion. Here are the latest updates of Anna Raimondi, member of the Unitiperloro association, of which Cisternino is also a member: “The shots last night were many. A loud bang blew up an internal door of the shelter, which will be repaired today. They still have some potatoes, which they are splitting. The water from the well is not drinkable and they are boiling it before drinking it ”. He also explains how no one can reach the refuge, except through official channels, or with agreements with the Russians. It is good to underline this to avoid unnecessary acts of heroism. The area is occupied by Russia and is a war zone. Accessing it without authorization will result in death as the only consequence.
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