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 here and here.

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