Watch: Ukrainian grandmother and her 'best friend' Tasha reunited in Clare

3,000 kilometres, seven borders and a 12-day journey separated them but 86-year-old Violetta and her 13-year-old lab are finally back together again 

The pair were reunited in Ballyvaughan today

An 86-year-old Ukrainian refugee who was devastated to be separated from her 13-year-old labrador Tasha when she was rescued from the border of Romania has been reunited with her "best friend" in Co Clare today. 

Irishwoman, Debbie Deegan, who founded the To Children with Love charity which helped children in orphanages and in impoverished communities in Russia for 25 years, helped coordinate the massive effort to bring the dog back to her owner which concluded with a "gorgeous moment" in Ballyvaughan.