Ukrainian woman adopts cat evacuated from Zmiinyi Island after her husband was killed in action there
Pravda Ukraine
Iryna, the wife of the Hero of Ukraine Vitalii Ihnatenko, took one of the cats evacuated from Zmiinyi (Snake) Island by the special forces from a shelter.
Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU)
Details: DIU fighter Vitalii Ihnatenko, alias Nimets (“German”), was killed during the defence of Zmiinyi Island.
Iryna says that her husband was very fond of cats and brought them home from the front line many times, so she saw a certain symbolism in adopting an animal from the island her husband defended.
She named her new pet Nora.
Iryna added that she now has two cats, and two more were given to her husband’s mother.
Background:
- DIU’s fighters evacuated 15 cats from Zmiinyi Island in the autumn of 2024. The operation, which was jokingly called DIU Cat, became a real rescue for the animals, as they would not have survived the harsh winter on the island.
- The cats were transferred to the Sirius animal shelter. Currently, seven more kitties are waiting for new families.
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