A woman who was forced to flee her home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, last year is now supporting fellow refugees and abandoned animals in the war-torn country. Veronika Herasymenko works as a veterinarian and charity responder with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to provide emergency aid and evacuation.
Her current focus is moving wild animals away from dangerous hot spots and derelict cities, as well as trying to provide rescue shelters on the border with much-needed food supplies. Veronika told the Mirror: "There is a lot of work today with shelters that need help with food and clinics that treat wounded animals."
