A veterinary clinic in Chabany, Kyiv region, was damaged by a Russian drone attack on April 3. According to the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, about 20 animals that were being treated and kept at the facility were killed. The veterinary clinic's employees were not injured.
A correspondent for Suspilny reports this from the scene.
People near the burned veterinary clinic. Social News/Daria Nematian Zolbin
The UAV crashed near the building at about 11 a.m. A fire broke out. At that time, the employees were in shelter, said Pavlo, the brother of the owner of the veterinary clinic, who lives in a neighboring house. According to him, he was going to go to school to pick up his child because of the air raid alert, when he suddenly heard a crash. The man immediately realized that something had hit somewhere near the veterinary clinic.
“I actually thought that all the workers and my brother were here. We ran through the gardens and took people out of the basement. The animals died there, they were pulled out, saved. What didn't burn, flooded,” Pavlo said.
Volunteers and employees of the veterinary clinic covered with film the equipment that was taken out of the burned building. Chabany, Kyiv region, April 3, 2026. Social News/Daria Nematian Zolbin
As reported by the State Emergency Service, rescuers, together with veterinary clinic workers, tried to resuscitate the animals that were in the facility at the time of the attack. They were given food and artificial respiration. But they could not be saved. About 20 four-legged friends died.
The animal protection organization UAnimals wrote on Facebook that, according to a veterinary clinic employee, the animals were hospitalized and in intensive care. All animals died.
In the morning, Russian troops attacked the Kyiv region and the capital with drones and missiles. Air Defense Forces were working. According to preliminary data from the Kyiv OVA, one person was killed and eight others were injured as a result of the strike.