A Ukraine dog owner is back with his beloved pooch after a difficult period of separation.
According to Storyful, a man and his black and white dog named Nessie got separated during Russia’s attacks onthe Ukraine city of Bucha.
After Nessie lost her family, volunteer members of the Kastus Kalinouski Battalion — a unit of Belarusians fighting with Ukraine — found the pet wandering around the damaged city alone, Storyful reported.
The volunteers initially thought the dog was a stray and decided to save the canine, posting about the poochon social media. The Kastus Kalinouski Battalion later learned the dog had a family and located the owners.
After finding Nessie’s pet parents, the battalion arranged a reunion between Nessie and her owner. Footage from the sweet moment, which occurred at a parking lot in Kyiv, shows Nessie running into her owner’s arms. The man and dog eagerly exchange snuggles in the clip and then take a selfie together.
“As long as some treat people like animals, we are fighting for the lives of not only humans but every animal,” the Kastus Kalinouski Battalion shared in a statement to Storyful about rescuing Nessie and reuniting her with her owner.
Russia’sattack on Ukrainecontinues after their forces launched a large-scale invasion on Feb. 24 — the first major land conflict in Europe in decades.
With NATO forces massing in the region around Ukraine, various countries have also pledged aid or military support to the resistance. Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyycalled for peace talks — so far unsuccessful — while urging his country to fight back.
Putin insists Ukraine has historic ties to Russia and he is acting in the best security interests of his country. Zelenskyy vowed not to bend.“Nobody is going to break us, we’re strong, we’re Ukrainians,“he told the European Unionin a speech in the early days of the fighting, adding, “Life will win over death. And light will win over darkness.”
source: people.com
