Overview
- UAnimals said soldiers from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade used a returning supply drone to fly a cat and a dog roughly 7.5 miles from the front to safety.
- The cat was moved after the soldier caring for it was hospitalized with injuries, and troops later added a dog to the evacuation.
- Videos posted by the group show each animal arriving in a green sack slung under the aircraft, then interacting with soldiers at a shelter.
- The organization called the flight risky but said leaving the animals in place would have been more dangerous.
- The rescue reflects a broader shift to small drones for supply and niche tasks, with one Ukrainian brigade earlier claiming it moved about 200 metric tons by drone in a month, though this specific account has limited independent verification.