Ukrainian soldiers fly cat and dog 12 km to safety by drone

Ukrainian soldiers have evacuated a cat and a dog from frontline positions using an unmanned aerial vehicle which flew the animals 12 km to safety.

Source: UAnimals, a Ukrainian animal welfare organisation, which has posted a video showing the rescue efforts

Quote: "Fighters from the 14th Prince Roman the Great Separate Mechanised Brigade were sending food to their brothers-in-arms at a position. The drone that delivered the supplies returned with some passengers on board – a cat and a dog."

Details: UAnimals reported that the pets travelled 12 km by drone. The cat had been looked after by a soldier who is now in hospital with injuries, and his brothers-in-arms decided to rescue his pet. The soldiers could not bear to leave the dog behind at the position either.

Background: Earlier, volunteers in Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast spent two days rescuing a Shar Pei dog that had been trapped for a month on the fifth floor of a building destroyed by a Russian attack.

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