Russian-backed separatists in those two regions have been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014. Russia has recognised the breakaway territories in Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, though the rest of the world considers them part of Ukraine.
"In Donetsk we don't know where we can find them homes because tons of people are leaving." "Volunteers are caring for so many pets right now," said Yulia as she stroked a tabby cat. Yulia said she felt compelled to help, even if that meant driving for hours through checkpoints with misbehaving cats and squealing puppies as passengers in her dark green Lada. Volunteers headed by Irina Marchenko, a pet store owner in Moscow, have come together from both sides of the border to bring the abandoned cats and dogs of Donetsk to new homes in Russia. There she hands abandoned cats and dogs over to Russian volunteers who then drive them to Moscow some 900 kilometres (560 miles) to the north. Yulia from Donetsk, has already made nine trips to the Russian border, carrying up to 18 pets each time. 24 in what it called a "special military operation".Īs residents rushed to flee, many pets were left to their own devices. The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, a Russian-backed separatist region, announced the evacuation of its residents to southeast Russia due to increased shelling days before Moscow sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. April 12 (Reuters) - With the trunk of her car filled to the brim with pet carriers, Yulia drives across the conflict-torn Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine to pick up cats and dogs abandoned by owners who fled in the hope of finding them new homes in Russia.
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