Dog Therapy Brings Much Needed Comfort To Displaced Ukrainian Children
NDTV
Russia-Ukraine War: Nearby are piles of clothes and other humanitarian aid for the refugees, many of whom have come from more eastern regions of Ukraine where the bulk of the fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces is currently taking place.
A "therapy dog" is providing some sorely needed comfort and entertainment for traumatised Ukrainian children displaced by the war raging in their country.
At the "Dr. Doc" therapy centre in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, the kids are invited to stroke Evsei, a friendly spaniel, shake his paw and play games with him, while volunteers sing and dance to entertain them all.
"It is important for them because the child's psyche is very vulnerable to the war going on now... Some children are very scared- we bring them out of this state," said Olga Pivtoratska, 22, one of the volunteers.
"We help them adapt to the reality of Zaporizhzhia, which is quiet. There are no explosions here," she added.
