Rescue Under Fire: Saving Dogs and Cats from Pokrovsk

If you’ve been following our work, you know we’ve been working closely with the Dnipro team to rescue dogs from the village of Pokrovsk.

Once a lively village, Pokrovsk now has only a handful of residents left—most of them elderly people with nowhere else to go. Many pets have been abandoned, left to fend for themselves.

For the latest rescue mission, we rented a large van and filled it with food to leave behind, along with crates to bring dogs and cats to safety. During the operation, a powerful blast nearby sent a shockwave that ripped one of the van’s doors completely off.

The team left all the food behind and was able to bring back 12 dogs and cats in the damaged van. While it may not seem like a lot, every rescue makes a difference, and every life counts!

When it’s safe, we'll continue the rescue mission. A huge thank you to everyone who has made this work possible! We truly couldn’t do this without you.

If you want to join the rescue operation, donate! sochidogs.org/ukraine

See previous updates from this rescue mission in our blogs.

Pokrovsk Rescue Update

Weekend Pokrovsk Rescue Update — The Dnipro team joined local rescuer, Yaroslav, to feed the homeless dogs and evaluate the situation in the now abandoned village.

It was a long and extremely difficult day. They unloaded a car full of kibble and brought back as many dogs and cats as they could. After surviving so long on their own near the front lines, it’s understandable that some of them were fearful. But now they are safe. Everyone is undergoing vet exams, getting spayed, vaccinated, and enjoying three full meals a day at the Dnipro shelter before they get moved to

The need is ENORMOUS, and we’re planning another rescue mission this time with more food and a bigger truck. More soon!

If you want to help the rescue efforts, donate to our Ukraine Fund: sochidogs.org/ukraine

See the recent update from this rescue mission here

26 Dogs Saved from a Frontline Village

Our partners in Dnipro, Ukraine, carried out an incredibly difficult rescue mission and brought 20 puppies and 6 adult dogs to safety from an abandoned village near the front lines.

The conditions were harsh. It was cold and snowy, and the dogs, after everything they had endured, were understandably frightened and cautious. Many had been left behind with little chance of surviving on their own. Reaching them, gaining their trust, and bringing them to safety was not easy, but the Dnipro team did not give up.

Thanks to their courage and determination, 26 dogs are now safe. These dogs still have a long road ahead of them, but now they have something they did not have before: warmth, safety, care, and a chance for a better future.

But the mission is not over yet. More dogs are still waiting there, and the team plans to return in the coming days to rescue as many as possible.