When an abandoned horse farm in Avdiyivka was targeted by Russian missiles, members of the Ukrainian military and a handful of volunteers risked their lives to save the animals.
Ukrainian Soldiers Rescue Abandoned Horses From Russian Artillery In Avdiyivka
- By RFE/RL
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Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers try to load horses into a truck to evacuate them from an abandoned horse farm in war-torn Avdiyivka on April 25.
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The semi-surrounded city of Avdiyivka, which had a prewar population of 31,000, has been repeatedly targeted by deadly missile strikes as Russian forces attempt to seize the city.
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Ukrainian soldiers decided to move the abandoned animals out of harm's way.
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A Ukrainian soldier patiently readies horses for their evacuation.
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Other horses pass by a crater left by a missile.
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A moment of play for two horses during the evacuation.
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Not all of the horses were amenable to being moved.
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A Ukrainian soldier calms down a horse that will be taken to a safer location.
Ukraine's General Staff said in its daily update on April 27 that heavy fighting continues on the Bakhmut-Adviyivka-Maryinka front, with the fiercest battles in Bakhmut and Maryinka.
Ukraine's General Staff said in its daily update on April 27 that heavy fighting continues on the Bakhmut-Adviyivka-Maryinka front, with the fiercest battles in Bakhmut and Maryinka.
