- Title: Rescued puppies bring joy to Ukrainian soldiers fighting near Bakhmut
- Date: 6th December 2022
- Summary: NEAR BAKHMUT, UKRAINE (DECEMBER 5, 2022) (REUTERS) UKRAINIAN SOLDIER, VALERIIA (SURNAME NOT GIVEN), 28, CARRESSING PUPPIES / SAYING (Ukrainian): "So they don't get cold." PUPPIES NAMED RED AND BLACK SOLDIERS FEEDING PUPPY WITH MILK THROUGH SYRINGE VALERIIA HOLDING PUPPY / SAYING (Ukrainian): "I love them." SOLDIERS FEEDING PUPPY (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN SOLDIER, O
- Embargoed: 20th December 2022 11:46
- Keywords: bakhmut frontline puppies russian invasion ukraine
- Location: NEAR BAKHMUT, UKRAINE
- City: NEAR BAKHMUT, UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001472706122022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:In the middle of the bloody battle for control of Bakhmut, a strategic town in eastern Donetsk region, Ukrainian soldiers found comfort and joy in caring for two puppies they rescued from a frontline village.
Black and Red, two newborns barely able to stand on their feet were found recently by Valeriia and Oleksii, soldiers of the Territorial Defence Unit operating in the area since September, shortly after it was recaptured by Ukrainian forces.
The motherless puppies were barely alive when the soldiers' unit entered the village, abandoned by its residents after their homes were razed to the ground by fighting in what has become one of the longest-running battles in Russia's war on Ukraine.
The first few days Valeriia and Oleksii, had to use a syringe to feed the puppies, after a few days Black and Red switched to military rations and now enjoy the staple meal of stewed meet and potatoes.
(Production: Vladyslav Smilianets, Stefaniia Bern, Anna Dabrowska) - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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