Ukrainian Soldier Bravely Rescues Abandoned Pets in the Middle of the Battlefield

An "animal-loving" Ukrainian soldier and her combatant husband have started their pet rescue effort after finding abandoned animals on the front lines.

Oksana Krasnova, 27, pays for food and supplies for the animals' recovery with her wages before arranging for their transportation on military vehicles to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, where they will be given new homes.

Animal-Loving Couple: Krasnova + Krasnov

Before Russia invaded the nation six months ago, Krasnova was employed as a lawyer in the capital. She then joined the Ukrainian frontline defense and began fighting in the Donetsk region.

Krasnova and her 35-year-old husband, Stanislav Krasnov, have saved nearly 30 animals while traveling through deserted villages in between their duties as snipers.

Krasnova expressed her love for animals and the fact that she and her husband used to assist in animal rescue even before the Russian invasion. While performing her duties, she comes across many abandoned pets, and she can't just leave them.

She continued, saying that although it is challenging to remove animals from the front lines, these poor animals are accustomed to living with people and cannot survive on their own.

Krasnova has her animals that her parents in Kyiv take care of, and she would never consider leaving them. According to Krasnova, the first abandoned animal she saved while serving on the front lines was her most unforgettable rescue to date.

Abandoned Pets

While exploring an abandoned home, the couple heard some strange noises and discovered a small, black dog trapped inside.

When they found the animal, Krasnova claimed that she was "clearly traumatized" and had been living on raw potatoes.

She estimates that the dog had been residing there for around a month. Krasnova was miserable. The couple put a pillow under the dog's head while it was just laying on the ground, barking, sobbing, and frothing at the mouth.

The dog had to be pushed into a box and driven around in the military vehicle by the couple.

The couple didn't think the dog would survive because it was having seizures. Until her health started to get better, Krasnova fed and cared for the dog every hour.

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The poor dog was taken in by a friend of hers who works with traumatized animals in Kyiv and has some volunteers. The dog is now fine and is living with a foster family after several months.

Krasnova claimed that although she occasionally assists smaller animals like birds and rabbits-which she usually releases back into the wild once healthy-she primarily saves dogs and cats.

According to Krasnova, they currently have a herd of pigs from one of the neighboring villages with them where they are based. The soldiers are making sure the animals are okay and have enough food even though the couple can't save them all because they won't all fit in their military vehicles.

The couple's lives have been greatly enriched by the rescued animals, and even when Krasnov was injured and strapped to a stretcher for treatment, a small kitten joined him.

According to Krasnova, the animals they save are genuinely grateful and devoted. She spends a lot of time caring for the animals, so sometimes it's really difficult for her to say goodbye. However, she is relieved that they won't starve and suffer once more, Newsbreak reports.

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