Emma Samea Spanish aid worker 32 years old who was in Ukrainehas died in a Russian attack on the convoy in which he was traveling, in which a Canadian volunteer has also died. This has been confirmed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, after his NGO, Road to Reliefit was stated that the Spanish woman’s whereabouts were unknown.
The NGO had reported through its Instagram account that the vehicle in which four members of its team were traveling from Sloviansk to Bakhmut to assess the needs of civilians caught in the crossfire in the city of Ivanivske, received a Russian attack on Saturday morning. Upon receiving a direct hit, the vehicle overturned and caught fire.
The German medical volunteer was traveling in the vehicle Ruben Mawickthe Swedish volunteer Johan Mathias Thyr, the Canadian Anthony ‘Tonko’ Ihnat and the Spanish Emma Igual.
According to the first information from the NGO, the first two volunteers were injured, while the Canadian aid worker had been confirmed and Igual’s condition was unknown.
Mawik and Thyr were seriously injured with shrapnel wounds and burns.but they are stable in separate hospitals, far from the scene of the incident.