The Catalan aid worker Emma Igual, who died from the impact of a Russian projectile in Ukraine, will be awarded the Grand Cross of Isabel la Católica posthumously, as announced this Monday by the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares.
In an interview on Telecinco, Albares reported that he has confirmation from his Ukrainian colleague, Dmitró Kuleba, of Igual’s death; that the Spanish embassy “is already underway to repatriate her body,” and that they are in contact with the family “to maintain Emma’s privacy and memory.”
“Tomorrow I will bring to the Council of Ministers the granting of the Grand Cross of Isabel la Católica posthumously to this cooperator who, like all Spanish cooperators, not only conveys the best of the values ??of Spanish solidarity, but even, as unfortunately “We have seen in this case, they put their lives at risk to help others,” explained the minister.
The Catalan aid worker, Emma Igual, 32, died after the convoy of the NGO she led, Road to Relief, was hit last Saturday morning by a Russian attack near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, according to as confirmed by the Spanish Foreign Ministry. She is the first Spanish victim in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.
