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As temperatures outside plunge, a Ukrainian pet shelter struggles to keep animals warm amid Russian attacks
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A dog is seen at the Gostomel Shelter in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Jan. 23, 2026.
Maksym Skrypnyk, a shelter manager, poses with his favorite cat Adolf at the Gostomel Shelter in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Jan. 23, 2026.
Ihor, a disabled dog, is seen at the Gostomel Shelter in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Jan. 23, 2026.
(Anna Donets / The Kyiv Independent)Dog enclosures are seen at the Gostomel Shelter in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Jan. 23, 2026.
Over the course of the day, the Hostomel shelter was able to take six dogs and two cats.