Hero woman Saves FIFTY French Bulldogs from Ukraine: Dog breeder drives 173 miles through war zone twice to save her beloved animals and bring them to Poland
Twenty French bulldogs have been pictured crammed in a car while their Ukrainian owner fled Russian bombs in her home outside of
Kyiv - and even went back to the warzone to rescue 30 more 'defenceless animals'.
Olena Lukash, 53, from Kyiv, said she 'didn't believe a war could start' in her home country until Russian shells began to land near her house since the invasion on
Ukraine began on February 24.
However, the 53-year-old soon realised she would have to save her 'four-legged children' from the terrifying threat as she decided to flee her home and head for
Poland.
Photos show 20 of the dogs squeezed into the kennel owner's Hyundai Tucson for the four-day drive, with the pooches blissfully unaware of the terror they were escaping.
Remarkably, after Olena and her husband Alexander left the dogs in Poland they then returned to their Russian-occupied town to rescue 30 more and then fled to Vinnitsa, 173 miles away from Kyiv.
Twenty French bulldogs have been pictured crammed in a car while their Ukrainian owner, Olena Lukash, 53, fled Russian bombs in her home outside of Kyiv - and even went back to the warzone to rescue 30 more 'defenceless animals'
After Olena and her husband Alexander left the dogs in Poland they then returned to their Russian-occupied town to rescue 30 more and then fled to Vinnitsa, 173 miles away from Kyiv
Next week, the 53-year-old breeder from Kyiv will face the same gruelling drive back to Poland, but Olena admits money is running out fast.
The couple face a £378 (₴14,699 Ukrainian hryvnia) bill each week just to feed the dogs.
Olena, from Kyiv, Ukraine, said: 'My dogs are my children. My job is my dogs. These are all French Bulldogs - my favourite breed for 30 years now.
Woman saves FIFTY French bulldogs from Ukraine: Dog breeder drives 173 miles through war zone twice | Daily Mail Online