Chinchilla in cage found under rubble of Dnipro apartment block
Dnipro-based search and rescue crews continue to dismantle the ruins of the apartment block which was hit by a missile fired by the Russian invaders. One recently-discovered survivor was a chinchilla in a cage.
Mykhailo Lysenko, Deputy Mayor of Dnipro, reported the find on Facebook.
"A sad but surviving resident of house 118 from the Peremoha residential area", he wrote.
The chinchilla was handed over to the Zhovtnevyi district department of Dnipro.
The animal’s owner was found via social media. She turned out to be Iryna Spesyvtseva, who lived in apartment 35.
"The chinchilla's name is Senia", Iryna's cousin wrote in response to the Deputy Mayor’s message.
"Everything will be fine. [She is] alive", he added on Facebook, referring to his cousin.
Lysenko also noted that he had already contacted people who had taken the chinchilla in for temporary care.
Reminder: On 14 January, Russia carried out another massive attack on Ukraine, hitting a high-rise building in Dnipro. As of 16 January, 40 residents of the building have been killed, including 3 children. 39 were rescued, and 75 have been injured, including 15 children.
Rescue workers continue to clear away the rubble of the building. They are finding pets as well as injured people. Recently a woman was pulled out from under the rubble. Rescue workers had heard her calling out during the night, but it was not until around 11:30 the following morning that they were able to pull her out.
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