The two solidarity caravans arrived in Olbia and brought about 160 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war to Sardinia.
Volunteers and exiles arrived at the port shortly after 8 in the morning on board the Grimaldi ship which left Livorno in the night. The first caravan was organized by the Interparliamentary Union for Friendship between Italy and Ukraine, led by the Sardinian deputy and coordinator of Forza Italia, Ugo Cappellacci, and by the honorary consul of Ukraine on the island, Anthony Grande.
It brought aid to the besieged populations and, on the border between Poland and Ukraine, took on board about sixty children - many orphans between the ages of 6 and 12 - and about twenty women who accompany them as far as possible from the bombings.
The other was organized by the volunteers of the Anas network of Sardinia and, led by Claudio Cugusi, brought a shipment of medicines to Ukraine. On his return, on a journey battered by a thousand difficulties, together with the Sos di Elmas association he brought about eighty refugees to Italy.
"We have to thank the Grimaldi company who offered us a trip in the cabin and dinner", says Claudio Cugusi, exhausted by the crossing. "I will never forget what I saw. Seeing desperation in people's eyes is something truly overwhelming, People like us, who overnight are forced to abandon everything and find themselves with their whole life in a sack".
The fleeing Ukrainians will be hosted in two structures in Cagliari, one made available by the Municipality, the other by the Regional Labor Department through Caritas. Others will find family accommodation in Cagliari and Ossi, where they will be reunited with their loved ones who already live in Sardinia.
(Unioneonline / L)
