RF attack on Kyiv: Ten cats rescued from the rubble
Kyiv • UNN
The "Kyiv Animal Rescue Group" rescue team saved nine cats trapped in apartments of a destroyed entrance in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv. A injured cat was also found and hospitalized on Havela Street.
Nine cats were unblocked from under the rubble in the apartments of a completely destroyed entrance in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv as a result of the Russian Federation's attack. Another severely injured cat was found on Havela Street. This was reported on Facebook by the Animal Rescue Team "Kyiv Animal Rescue Group", UNN reports.
Details
On the night of June 16-17, Kyiv suffered another massive attack from Russia – missiles and UAVs. Numerous residential buildings were damaged as a result of the shelling. Not only people, but also animals were killed and injured.
The Animal Rescue Team worked at one of the most destroyed buildings in the Solomianskyi district, where an entire entrance was completely destroyed by the explosion.
9 cats were unblocked from under the rubble in the apartments of this building:
- a cat from apartment 172;
- two cats from 137, one ran out and hid in a neighboring one;
- two cats from a shelter under the bath in 226;
- a cat from apartment 240;
- a British cat from 232;
- a tricolor cat from 166;
- a concussed cat from 169, who got scared and was caught on the street. Hospitalized.
Assistance was also provided to two very small swifts whose nest was destroyed by the explosion
In the areas of other damage on Havela Street, the following were found:
- an injured wood pigeon;
- a severely injured but well-groomed long-haired cat (the owner has not yet been found). She was also hospitalized.
At the moment, the owners of all the rescued cats have been identified, except for the cat from Havela, who is in the hospital. Temporary shelter is not currently needed. We are immensely grateful to everyone who responded
Update
It is currently known that the number of deaths in Kyiv as a result of the Russian Federation's missile strike on a nine-story building in the Solomianskyi district has increased to 23, bringing the total death toll from the Russian Federation's attack on the capital on June 17 to 28.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga published a video of parents who were waiting for their son to be rescued in Kyiv but learned of his death.
