Real Life Hachiko: Dog Refuses To Abandon His Dead Owner Killed By Russian Troops
A photograph of a dog sitting close to a man laid dead allegedly by the Russian Troops goes viral. The picture published by a European media organization mentioned that Russian forces killed the dog's owner.
As Ukraine continues to bear the wrath of Russian Troops, an image that has resurfaced online is breaking hearts. A photograph of a dog sitting close to a man laid dead allegedly by the Russian Troops is going viral.
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The picture published by a European media organization mentioned that Russian forces killed the dog's owner.
Since his owner died, the dog reportedly sat beside him, refusing to abandon his friend.
The dog does not leave its owner, who was killed by the #Russian invaders. #Kyiv region. pic.twitter.com/dnVV1X7XLG
¡ª NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 4, 2022
A deceased man, possibly the dog¡¯s owner, laid on the pavement alongside a toppled bicycle in the picture.
The image reminded many of a classic Hollywood movie Hachiko, which told the remarkable story of a man's bond with his dog.
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The picture has reportedly been taken in Bucha, a city on the capital's outskirts, Kyiv. The photograph shared by the Ukrainian animal rights organization UAnimals is a tear-jerking depiction of how dogs are indeed a man's best friend.
The photo of real-life Hachiko has left the internet in tears.
It¡¯s excruciatingly painful watching the atrocious pictures time and again but that is exactly why I will keep retweeting #RuSSianwarcrimes. People must know and see for themselves crimes committed by #Putinwarcriminal and the #RuSSianarmy. Only then those guilty will be punished https://t.co/u6CpxApHr6
¡ª Sjoerd Nolf (@SjoerdNolf) April 5, 2022
My emotions exceed my ability to comprehend this brutality...? https://t.co/UOJXLlMK3l
¡ª khaneli (@pixi_kh) April 5, 2022
The saddest picture of the war...where does the dog go now? https://t.co/R0R7hdHfkb
¡ª Jean Beaugeste (@jeanloh12) April 5, 2022
This is war crime. #UnitedNations #Moscow #Ukraine? https://t.co/2Iz7t4T1OM
¡ª Jeff Chantalot (@chantalot_jeff) April 5, 2022
Man's best friend https://t.co/TgE2cUDmZL
¡ª Kenneth Lee ? ? (@kykl) April 5, 2022
When you think it can't get sadder https://t.co/76xod4co9f
¡ª Rita Diniz (@RitaRedPT) April 5, 2022
These dogs have understood since ancient times that they recognized humanity as their fateful partner.
¡ª jeanne maiko arayan (@JeanneMaiko) April 5, 2022
Well, the dogs are enlightened without talking... #RussiaUkraineWar https://t.co/zc5Mdm6J8a
Putin must pay ? https://t.co/Wqm0NZEcP7
¡ª Kat_Con (@Kat_Con1111) April 5, 2022
According to reports in UK media, it isn't confirmed that the deceased man was the dog's owner.
Another photo shows how the dog stood up as the dead man's body was being taken away by the rescuers.
The Internet also dug out many such heartbreaking stories of pets.
Putin knows that the bond between Ukrainian people & pets has inspired the world so his troops are being ordered to kill the dogs as they withdraw. This is evil war on human & animal rights #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/DWwvY6KnWD
¡ª dominic dyer (@domdyer70) April 4, 2022
Ukrainian #Hachiko who didn¡¯t want to leavehis owner¡¯s truck had been found by #ukainianarmy and sent to a shelter. Wishing for this #pup to find his new ?? #family ASAP. #StandUpForUkraine #DogsofTwittter #dogs #BanRussia #isolaterussians #shametoberussian #slavaUkraine pic.twitter.com/7AgqwysGat
¡ª JJ Art (@JJ_art_) April 5, 2022
During heavy fighting in Ukraine, this dog was separated from his owner.
¡ª Goodable (@Goodable) April 5, 2022
For days, his owner thought he'd lost him forever.
What he didn't know was that soldiers had found him and were looking after him.
This is the moment they were reunited.
??? pic.twitter.com/gaa9T3QHbK
Good news - #UAnimals has shared that a police officer, Alexei, found an exhausted dog in a destroyed car. She's now a member of his family.
¡ª Naturewatch Foundation (@Naturewatch_org) April 5, 2022
We know from our long-running work in #Ukraine that many kind officers have a history of adopting the animals they rescue. ??
?UAnimals pic.twitter.com/xcu9i2IpEc
A Ukrainian soldier hugs a dog that was abandoned by the owners, inside a house that the residents left, on the front line near Kyiv Ukraine March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich #Ukraine? pic.twitter.com/SeItpWjrGM
¡ª dominic dyer (@domdyer70) March 29, 2022
As Ukraine continues to face the atrocities, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has strongly accused Russia of genocide.
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Several disturbing footage and photos have emerged on social media that show piles of dead dogs at an animal shelter in Borodyanka, Ukraine.
Dogs are victims of war as well as people #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/Mj07NPf0YZ
¡ª dominic dyer (@domdyer70) March 31, 2022
According to the charity UAnimals, the shelter's 485 dogs have stayed locked in their cages from the beginning of the war in late February.
I have no words. Russians even killed dozens of dogs in Kyiv region. WHY??#RussiansWarCrimes pic.twitter.com/tvotxGUThs
¡ª Oleksandra Matviichuk (@avalaina) April 3, 2022
In April, after Russian soldiers left Borodyanka, the charity volunteers finally managed to return to the shelter.
The biggest animal shelter in #Ukraine is in complete blockade.
¡ª Oleksandra ¡®Sasha¡¯ Ustinova (@SashaUstinovaUA) March 6, 2022
3,383 dogs and cats are cut off from food. Volunteers can not reach them to bring more supplies. Animals are starving already.
Photo was made before the invasion.#StopPutinNOW pic.twitter.com/6f8wfvweGT
The charity volunteers reported that the dogs were left without food or water.
Unfortunately, by the time the volunteers could gain access to the building on April 1, 150 of the 485 animals had already died of starvation.
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