To find the only remaining school within the entire frontline area of the Zaporizhzhia region and to repurpose its gymnasium into an emergency room, an operating area and a post-operative room. This is what saving lives looks like just 10 kilometers from the front line—an area with no veterinary clinics, yet home to injured, sick, and abandoned animals. The UAnimals team arrived there to offer assistance, and now we are sharing the most powerful moments from this mission.

These people have spent years rescuing animals from the war and cruelty. However, they’ve also witnessed compassion and care on this path. What attitude towards the animals have they seen? We invite you to reflect on this while reading the stories from animal volunteers.

Since the onset of the full-scale invasion, Natalka Sokolova, founder of the Accessible Sterilization project, and her colleagues have been living practically out of suitcases. They work on trips to frontline territories and the Kyiv region. In this interview, Natalka shares her experiences and the achievements of her initiative.

Helping animals with concussions and wounds from shelling wasn't the kind of work veterinarian Viktor Vorotnikov imagined in his childhood dreams. But this is the reality he shared with us in our conversation.