Dog refuses to leave his owner killed by Russian Troops in Kyiv, netizens 'heartbroken'

As Russian military offensive in Ukraine continues for day 42, a heartbreaking image from Kyiv has surfaced on internet. image shows dog sitting beside de body of his owner reported to have been killed by Russian Armed Forces. image was shared by Nexta TV on ir Twitter handle.

In tweet, Nexta TV mentioned that dog has refused to leave side of his human friend and has been sitting beside him. Nexta TV shared picture alongside caption, " dog does not leave its owner, who was killed by Russian invers. Kyiv region. Meanwhile, animal rights organization UAnimals has claimed that 355 dogs have died in animal shelters in Borodyanka in Kyiv Oblast during occupation of Russian armed forces, Kyiv Independent reported. animals died as food and water could not be delivered to shelter and only 150 doggos were able to survive. 

Netizens react 

On seeing heartbreaking image, netizens have flooded internet with emotional reactions. One netizen wrote, "I don't know it is like y are cold with no heart, soul or empathy. I dreed all day se images. hurts my heart and soul." Anor user wrote, " dog doesn't understand situation. He is awaiting his owner to wake up. It is so s and shows his true and unconditional love and loyalty." Anor user tweeted, "It can break heart of a dog just like it does people but who will know how to console dog or care enough." 

Russia-Ukraine War 

Russian President Vlimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. In latest development,  Ukrainian Defence Ministry on Wednesday, 6 April, in a post released on social media, announced that Russian armed forces continue to carry out full-scale aggression against Ukraine. It furr said that Russian troops continue to focus on preparing for an offensive operation to gain control over Donetsk and Luhansk. Russian Armed Forces continue to fire on defence complex, logistics infrastructure and residential areas of Ukrainian cities. Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed 8 cruise missiles of Russia on April 5. 

Image: Twitter/Nexta_TV