Members of the public across various European countries have joined social media to offer help to families feeling Ukraine with pets.
As world watches Russian special forces create chaos, fear and destruction in Ukraine, Facebook and Twitter are filling with offers to help the people of Kyiv fleeing their homes in a bid to avoid the deadly bombs.
In scenes reminiscent of previous world wars women and children huddle together, fathers weep their goodbyes and crowds move with just what they can carry from a single suitcase to bottles of water.
