“Surrounded by Russians without food or water,” says his wife, who managed to escape. The Farnesina is also following the case. The Italian runs an animal shelter in Ukraine
For one positively resolved case that of Giovanni Bruno, the Sicilian who managed to escape from Kherson another remains unsolved and a cause for concern. Farnesina is interested in the fate of Andrea Cisternino, one of the approximately 300 Italians still stranded in Ukraine. Cisternino finds himself “trapped near Kyiv, where he has been running a shelter for abandoned animals for years. Appeals are increasing on social media to help 63yearold Cisternino from Liutish, north of the Ukrainian capital. one of the “contact zones” between the armies of Ukraine and Russia.
“Surrounded by Russian troops, without food and water for two days for himself and his associates. Without food for his animals: he decided not to leave Ukraine for them, says Cisternino’s wife, Vlada Shalutko. “My husband stocked up before the war started, but now they’re gone. And there are four hundred dogs, cats, sheep, horses, cows and other animals to feed, he says. The woman, who is now abroad, says she “hasn’t heard from her husband for two days. He called me two days ago to tell me he was alive. Then nothing more. Maybe he doesn’t call me so as not to worry me. Maybe they’re all dead.’
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