Animal-loving Ukrainian sniper rescues abandoned pets from battlefield

The rescued animals include dogs, cats, birds rabbits and even a herd of pigs

Oskana Krasnova and her Stanislav Krasnov holding a rescued cat. The "animal-loving" Ukrainian sniper and her husband fighting on the frontline have rescued dozens of pets after discovering them abandoned on the battlefield. Pictures: Oskana Krasnova/PA Wire

An "animal-loving" Ukrainian sniper and her husband fighting on the frontline have rescued dozens of pets after discovering them abandoned on the battlefield.

Oskana Krasnova, 27, uses her wages to pay for food and supplies to nurse the animals back to health before arranging for them to be transported on military vehicles to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, to be rehomed.