A video of a dog in shock in Ukraine after a night of Russian shelling has sparked reactions on social media.
Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the minister of internal affairs of Ukraine, posted the brief clip showing the animal shaking on X, formerly Twitter.
“Animals suffer from this war, too,” Gerashchenko wrote in the post on Sunday.
“The dog is in a state of shock after a terrible night in Dnipro, February 23. Vets are taking care of her now.”
In an earlier post, Gerashchenko said shelling on Friday night had caused deaths and injuries. A high-rise building was among those hit in Dnipro on Friday night, injuring eight people, he wrote.
Many responded to the video of the dog with sympathy.
One person said the scene was “so terrible and sad.”
One person wrote that they “hope she receives the care and support it needs to recover from the trauma.”
Another wrote: “That poor thing didn’t ask to go through this…and I hope she makes a full recovery. It hurts to see innocent pups suffering like that.”
And another person said they have a cat from Ukraine.
“After almost two years you can still see her fear, on New Year’s Eve or in films with war situations, I hope the dog ends up in loving hands,” they wrote.
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It comes after Saturday marked two years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has left more than 100,000 dead but there have been few territorial changes since November 2022, as Newsweek reported recently.
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen traveled to Kyiv on Saturday to show solidarity on the anniversary.
And leaders of the Group of Seven major democracies issued a statement pledging to stand by Ukraine, after a videoconference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
We “reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine and salute once more the bravery and resilience of the Ukrainian people who have been fighting tirelessly for Ukraine’s freedom and democratic future,” the G7 leaders said in their statement.
“They have resisted for two years Russia’s illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked full-scale invasion which constitutes a blatant violation of the UN Charter.”
It added: “As Ukraine enters the third year of this relentless war, its government and its people can count on the G7’s support for as long as it takes.”
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