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Russian Strikes Kill Horses, Pigs; Beehives, Pets Rescued

4/26/2026

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UAnimals Rescues

Recent Russian strikes have killed racehorses, burned thirteen thousand pigs, and left mines threatening the rare Przewalski’s horse.
UAnimals rescued 13 beehives from a mined village and returned them to a Holocaust survivor’s grandson, who cried.
Veterinary teams go to the front twice a month, treating up to six hundred animals.
14th Mechanized Brigade used a drone to rescue a cat and dog ten kilometers away.

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Ukrainian Soldiers Airlift

Press officer Nadiya Zamryga said cat Barsik and dog Zagybluk were placed in pouches and flown ten km to safety.
Ukrainian soldiers used a drone to airlift cat Barsik and dog Zagybluk from the battlefield, delivering them ten kilometers away.
Shelter head Iryna Didur described the drone strike as terrifying.
UAnimals reports evacuating over 10,000 animals since the invasion, treating up to 600 per mission.

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Energy Company Shields

A reinforced steel door installed by local energy company stopped the drone’s impact at Zaporizhzhia animal shelter, sparing staff injury.
A Russian drone hit the shelter compound in Zaporizhzhia, killing more than a dozen animals while staff survived.
Shelter head Iryna Didur said the attack was terrifying.
Residents cleared rubble and rescued panicked animals from the shelter compound after the blast.

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UAnimals Rescues

Recent Russian strikes have killed racehorses, burned thirteen thousand pigs, and left mines threatening the rare Przewalski’s horse.
UAnimals rescued 13 beehives from a mined village and returned them to a Holocaust survivor’s grandson, who cried.
Veterinary teams go to the front twice a month, treating up to six hundred animals.
14th Mechanized Brigade used a drone to rescue a cat and dog ten kilometers away.

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