Woman gives shelter to wild animals and pets in war-torn Ukraine

Natalia Popova, 50, sits next to a lion cage at her animal shelter in Kyiv region, Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Natalia Popova has found a new purpose in life by rescuing wild animals and pets from the devastation wrought by the war in Ukraine.

“They are my life,” says the 50-year-old, stroking a light-furred lioness like a kitten.