03:25Mandatory credit: 00:00 - 00:35 - 'Dobrodog' shelter; 00:35 - 00:41 - 'Priyutino' fund for stray animals
St Petersburg volunteers organised the evacuation of abandoned cats and dogs from the shelling zone in the Kursk and Belgorod border regions to hand them over to shelters and new families.
Footage taken on August 13-14 shows volunteers transporting animals from the Kursk region and presenting them to their new owners. On Wednesday, August 21, volunteers allocated another batch of furry refugees to St Petersburg shelters.
'Dobrodog' shelter founder Anastasia said that the animals had come from the Kurks border areas where the fighting was 'now taking place'.
"Most of the animals are exhausted because, unfortunately, many people evacuated, and the animals left there alone," she said.
Co-founder of 'Priyutino' fund for stray animals Julia said that the shelter did not have 'enough room' for each animal, claiming that volunteers would try to find 'a new home' for them.
"We are taking a cat, just one, because the shelter does not have enough room for everyone. What will be its fate? We will treat it, care for it, feed it, and then, of course, look for a new home," Juial said.
"First of all, it needs to be examined, quarantined, vaccinated, inspected for health, because we give to future owners of animals only with certain indications, meaning health indications, or [with confirmation that] they are healthy," she added.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'Many people evacuated, the animals left there alone' - St Petersburg volunteers take abandoned pets out of shelling areas in Kursk, Belgorod regions
St Petersburg volunteers organised the evacuation of abandoned cats and dogs from the shelling zone in the Kursk and Belgorod border regions to hand them over to shelters and new families.
Footage taken on August 13-14 shows volunteers transporting animals from the Kursk region and presenting them to their new owners. On Wednesday, August 21, volunteers allocated another batch of furry refugees to St Petersburg shelters.
'Dobrodog' shelter founder Anastasia said that the animals had come from the Kurks border areas where the fighting was 'now taking place'.
"Most of the animals are exhausted because, unfortunately, many people evacuated, and the animals left there alone," she said.
Co-founder of 'Priyutino' fund for stray animals Julia said that the shelter did not have 'enough room' for each animal, claiming that volunteers would try to find 'a new home' for them.
"We are taking a cat, just one, because the shelter does not have enough room for everyone. What will be its fate? We will treat it, care for it, feed it, and then, of course, look for a new home," Juial said.
"First of all, it needs to be examined, quarantined, vaccinated, inspected for health, because we give to future owners of animals only with certain indications, meaning health indications, or [with confirmation that] they are healthy," she added.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Mandatory credit: 00:00 - 00:35 - 'Dobrodog' shelter; 00:35 - 00:41 - 'Priyutino' fund for stray animals
St Petersburg volunteers organised the evacuation of abandoned cats and dogs from the shelling zone in the Kursk and Belgorod border regions to hand them over to shelters and new families.
Footage taken on August 13-14 shows volunteers transporting animals from the Kursk region and presenting them to their new owners. On Wednesday, August 21, volunteers allocated another batch of furry refugees to St Petersburg shelters.
'Dobrodog' shelter founder Anastasia said that the animals had come from the Kurks border areas where the fighting was 'now taking place'.
"Most of the animals are exhausted because, unfortunately, many people evacuated, and the animals left there alone," she said.
Co-founder of 'Priyutino' fund for stray animals Julia said that the shelter did not have 'enough room' for each animal, claiming that volunteers would try to find 'a new home' for them.
"We are taking a cat, just one, because the shelter does not have enough room for everyone. What will be its fate? We will treat it, care for it, feed it, and then, of course, look for a new home," Juial said.
"First of all, it needs to be examined, quarantined, vaccinated, inspected for health, because we give to future owners of animals only with certain indications, meaning health indications, or [with confirmation that] they are healthy," she added.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.