Sole survivor of missile strike in September, Krym the dog dies of his wounds
Crimean dog on the ruins of a house destroyed by a Russian missile strike (Photo:Борис Філатов/Facebook)
Krym (Crimea) the dog, who survived a Russian missile strike in Dnipro in which the family that owned him was killed, has died of his wounds, Deputy Mayor of DniproMykhaylo Lysenko reported on Nov.12.
"With great sorrow , I announce the death of Krym the dog,” Lysenko wrote on Facebook.
“Russian crimes and their meanness have achieved their goals, unfortunately.”
A Russian missile strike on Sept. 29 destroyed the house in which Krym lived with his family in Dnipro, killing four people – a mother with two small children, and their grandmother. The father of the children, Vyacheslav Patlan, serves in Ukrainian army.
Only 12-year old dog Krym survived the attack and was photographed standing on the rubble of his former home. The touching photograph went viral on social media.
After losing his home, the city animal service took Krym in for treatment. They said he had a contusion and was suffering from heart failure.
Krym was undergoing treatment, and it was earlier reported that there were people willing to take the dog into their care.
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