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Onistrat family and their rescued dogs Divchulia and Hugo in Bobrytsia, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Oct. 22, 2025.

From Ukraine's war zone to loving homes

by Anna Donets
When war approaches, people may be able to pack their lives into a suitcase and flee within hours. Animals, however, cannot. In areas where humans can no longer enter, animals are often the last living beings left behind amid relentless drone attacks and artillery fire, with little chance of survival. As the front line shifts across Ukraine, more and more animals are abandoned to face the realities of war alone — stranded on the streets, constantly at risk of being killed by strikes or trapped