Tim Mak
Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands:
In #Ukraine, you never know whether you will have to perform CPR on a friend — or your pet.
Oleh visited an emergency medicine for animals class at an event, where pets whose owners have fled or died hope to be re-homed.
Tim Mak
A draft of the #German budget for 2025 seen by Politico contains slashes funding for Ukraine, in half. Having been the largest #European supplier of #Ukraineaid. #Germany is considering redirecting funds to social support and green policy.
Tim Mak
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Tim Mak
TODAY’S NEWS:
#Russian FM expressed his positive attitude towards the new US VP candidate JD Vance. Speaking at the UN, #Lavrov said he is confident that it will be easier to negotiate a quick peace in #Ukraine with Trump's team, as #Trump and #Vance support ending aid to Ukraine, #Bloomberg writes.
Tim Mak
At the Adoption Day, Oleh also met representatives of the Khvostata Banda (in English, the ‘Tailed Gang’) charity. They make medical kits for service dogs, the first in Ukraine. 70 % of the kit contents can be used by the soldiers but the rest is only for the animal.
Tim Mak
There, Oleh met a cat from #Borodyanka She was named Olyvka (in English, Olive) because of the color of her fur. She survived the #Russianoccupation and was found by volunteers after the town was liberated.
Tim Mak
One of the most terrible disasters during the #RussianFullScaleWar invasion, not only for people but also for animals, was the #Russian attack on the #KakhovkaDam dam in June 2023, leading to water flooding vast areas in the #Kherson Region.
Tim Mak
In a shelter in #Borodyanka #Kyiv Region, which was occupied by #Russians at the start of 2022, 300 dogs died in a month without food and water after being left in cages by the workers when they evacuated.
To help these #animals find homes, Kyiv authorities hold adoption days.
Tim Mak
Ihor spoke about CPR for animals: If it is a small animal, you can take it by the shoulder blades and press on the chest with your thumbs. For a larger animal, put it on its side and then press. Do 2 presses per second and every 6-8 presses, breathe air into the animal's nose.
Tim Mak
Like everything in #ukraine the war has taken its toll on these adoption days too. Since the start of the full-scale war, the # of stray #animals has only increased.
Pets, especially #dogs are in some cases left chained or in cages when their owners evacuate from dangerous areas.
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