Scared Brazilian Footballers Stranded in Ukraine Beg for Evacuation in Heartbreaking Video

• The players, largely drawn from Shakhtar Donestk and Dynamo Kyiv are understood to be gathered at a Ukrainian hotel
• One of the players captured on the video painted a grim picture of the current situation in Ukraine, revealing they are almost running out of food
• The video emerged just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered his military force to invade Ukraine

A host of Brazilian football stars stranded in war-hit Ukraine have appealed to their government for evacuation.

In a video making rounds on social media, the players, largely drawn from Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv can be seen gathered with their families in a hotel in the Ukrainian capital waiting for help.

The video, shared by journalist Arthur Quezada on Twitter shows the group of Brazilian players making an urgent appeal to the authorities in their home country to rescue them from Ukraine.

Junior Moraes sends message to Brazilian government

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Shakhtar striker, Junior Moraes, is among those who spoke in the video, with the 34-year-old painting a grim picture of the current situation in Ukraine.

"The situation is one of despair. I ask you to disclose this video so that it reaches the [Brazilian] government," Moraes said.

"Borders are closed, banks [are shut], there is no fuel, there will be a shortage of food, there is no money. We are gathered waiting for a plan to leave Ukraine," he added.

Moraes had initially posted a similar message on Instagram, describing the situation as serious, urging his followers to pray for them.

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The situation between the two countries is understood to be tense after Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his military forces to invade Ukraine on multiple fronts.

According to Daily Mail, missiles and bombs rained from the sky, with tanks moving across the border.

The invasion is understood to have left at least 40 Ukrainian soldiers dead, with several others wounded.

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