Miracle turtle survives after it 'flew out of apartment window' during Russian shelling
dailystar.co.ukturtle has miraculously escaped almost unscathed after it appears to have been blown out of its home during shelling in Ukraine.
The turtle was found by Ukrainian journalist Dima Replianchuk, who was reporting in the area of Obolon in Kyiv following the devastation caused by Russian troops.Mr Replianchuk found the turtle with a “wounded paw” and waited on the grass with the animal to try and find its owners.He believes the turtle could have been sent flying from the window of the apartment on the fourth floor.“When I went a little further to make a general perspective, I saw a turtle with a wounded paw on the football field,” Mr Replianchuk told the Daily Star.“Most likely, this turtle was blown out of a window on the fourth floor.
The apartment itself was destroyed.“I took the turtle with me and took it to the Red Cross medics so that they could bandage its paw and then hand it over to the owners.”Mr Replianchuk posted about the turtle on March 14, where the post has been shared almost three thousand times.A Ukrainian woman who fled her home believed it could have been her turtle that she was forced to leave behind.The turtle has reportedly been treated and has been given to a neighbour where it was found until the owners are traced, according to Mr Replianchuk.He added: “I also wrote about it on Facebook and many people shared this story.
So in the evening I was contacted by the probable owner, who is not in Kyiv now.“As far as I understand, the Red Cross passed this turtle to the neighbours, so I hope that soon the turtle will return to its owner.” To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. However, it has since been confirmed that the turtle Mr Replianchuk.
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