Cat rescued from beneath rubble of residential building bombed by Russians in Ternopil

A cat has been pulled alive from beneath the rubble of a residential building in the city of Ternopil that was destroyed by a Russian strike on 19 November.

Source: public broadcaster Suspilne Ternopil

Details: Cat's owner, Olena, said that the rescued pet is named Milka and is four years old. The family took her in when Russia's full-scale invasion began. They lived on the ground floor of the building.

"The rescue workers told me that something grey had run out and then went back inside […] They found Milka next to her bowl. We had managed to pull out the chinchilla ourselves – I had chinchillas – and a small cat we recently picked up from the street. But my heart ached for Milka. We couldn't find her; there was so much dust," Olena said.

Background:

• The clearing of rubble at the site of the Russian attack has been ongoing for a third day. A total of 16 people are considered missing.
• On the night of 18-19 November, Russia carried out a combined attack on Ukrainian cities. A Kh-101 missile destroyed the residential building in Ternopil.
• At present, 31 people are known to have been killed, including 6 children, and 94 people have been injured.
• Yesterday, rescue workers also found a parrot among the ruins of the nine-storey building.

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