Many dogs and cats were taken by their own owners fleeing bombs from the conflict in Ukraine. Others have been left in the homes and as we have told you before there are groups of volunteers who go to the condos to make holes in the walls to feed them and quench their thirst or to get them out of their homes pick up. But there are other refugees who have set them free hoping that somehow they can get away with it. And like humans, animals have adapted to survive: some of them, mostly cats, have found Ukrainian soldiers protecting and feeding those approaching their outposts.
One of the soldiers told Ukrainian media that many of them feed them and receive some feline comfort in return: the kittens’ presence in the shelters is a light amidst so much darkness, they are a demonstration of love and hope.
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An AFP reporter said about 15 cats and several dogs found shelter with soldiers in the Volodymyr trenches. “They have been abandoned. They had to fend for themselves. We think it’s right to feed them,” says one of the soldiers, pouring the leftover soup over the hungry furry ones.
After spending months in the company of these animals at the front, some soldiers eventually took their new companions home, away from the fighting. This is the case of a soldier who adopted a black cat named Chernuka: «When winter came, field mice filled the trenches. Within two months he took them all,” a 29yearold soldier with a shaved head proudly tells AFP.
Another soldier commented that the feeling of returning to the trenches and feeling the cat gently resting on his lap and asking for cuddles was one of the most peaceful and relaxing moments of the day.
“Cats give nostalgic soldiers a morale boost. They’re like an antidepressant, they lift your spirits. When we call them, they come running towards us like a swarm and we immediately feel better,” says a military doctor. For them it was a great gift to have them around, even just spending a minute by their side, exchanging looks and gestures of affection gives them a break after a gray day of terror and pain.
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