Ukrainian woman continues 'mission' to find and rescue animals from Ukraine-Russia war zones
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Ukrainian Natalia Popova has rescued hundreds of animals during Russia's war in Ukraine, traveling throughout the country and rehabilitating them at her shelter.
Natalia Popova pets a tiger at her animal shelter in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Aug. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Natalia Popova rescues animals in cooperation with the animal protection organisation UA Animals, during the Ukraine-Russia War. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Natalia Popova pets a lion at her animal shelter in Kyiv region, Ukraine, on Aug. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Natalia Popova continues to rescue animals despite the risk and as she piles on personal debt. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
"No one wants to go there. Everyone is afraid. I am also scared, but I go anyway," Popova said. "I feel very sorry for them. I can imagine the stress animals are under because of the war, and no one can help them."
"They are my life," she added "My mission in this war is to save wild animals."
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