Brazilians on the front: 'While my son was fulfilling a dream, I was starting to live a nightmare,' says mother of volunteer killed in Ukraine
The mother of a Brazilian volunteer killed in Ukraine reports the suffering she experienced during the conflict. Her son, Eliseu Pereira Martins, known by the war name "Martins," was 32 years old and would have turned 33. Before going to Ukraine, he had been in Brussels, Belgium, for approximately a year, where he maintained frequent contact with his family.
Eliseu and his mother spoke practically every day during the period he was in Belgium. His mother describes him as an affectionate son, who sometimes called just to say words of love, demonstrating the strong bond between them. The volunteer was killed while participating in the conflict in Ukraine.
