In recent days, the Brazilians have called on their government to remove them from Ukraine as soon as possible. Neres, who moved for at least 12 million euros from Ajax to Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk in January, spent the past few days in a hotel in Kiev, the city under attack by Russia.
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The Brazilian TV channel Globo has posted a video on the website with an emotional Maria, the wife of football player Marlon from Shakhtar Donetsk. “We’re getting out of here now,” she says, tears streaming down her cheeks. “The embassy has announced that three trains are leaving here. We leave in convoy with all Brazilians to the station. It’s all very scary.”