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The Avdiivka Miracle

These are tales of immense bravery, resourcefulness, and deep compassion found amid the devastation of war.

Nowzad is very proud to support this essential work too — helping these dedicated soldiers get the aid they need to rescue, transport, and care for the animals they save.

The Avdiivka Miracle

In the devastated city of Avdiivka - the crucial gateway to the nearby provincial capital of Donetsk that has seen one of the bloodiest and fiercest battles of the war to-date - a soldier discovered a heavily pregnant cat in the ruins a few months ago now. The soldiers helped her deliver her kittens, but a few days later, tragedy struck: shelling killed the mother cat.

Refusing to abandon the three tiny orphans, the soldier and his squadron searched the debris and made an incredible discovery: a can of baby formula, which they used to hand-feed the kittens under constant fire.

Today, these little survivors have grown up, were sterilised thanks to help in Izyum – just like the TNVR project that Nowzad completed there in September - and have now found their happy forever homes in Germany.

A true testament to the compassion of Ukraine’s soldiers and to our incredible supporters around the world, too.

If you'd like to donate to our Ukraine efforts, please click here

Thank you so, so much.

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