Silvana Pilipenko, 54, who has lived in Ukraine for 27 years, has been missing since the 2nd, according to her sister, Rosimeri Vicente.
The four-story building in Mariupol where Silvana was staying with her husband, Ukrainian naval engineer Vasili Pilipenko, and her 86-year-old mother-in-law was partially bombed.
The city in the southeast of the country, close to the Russian border, has been under siege by Moscow troops for days and is in a serious humanitarian situation, with reports of supply difficulties. When contacted, Itamaraty confirmed that it is aware of the case, but said it would not provide details.
As soon as the war started, at the end of February, Silvana reported what was happening to her family in Paraíba through videos and other posts on her social networks. In one of the conversations, she commented on the difficulties that Mariupol was facing with the siege, citing lack of water and energy and the shortage of food in supermarkets. Worried about the scenario, she feared that in the following days she would no longer be able to keep in touch with her family due to lack of internet.
Since the 2nd, the family has had no further contact with Silvana. A week before the start of the conflict, her son Gabriel Pilipenko, 26, who works in the same profession as his father, went to Taiwan for work.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon