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Our impact in pictures

(latest update: August 2026)

On the frontline* things got worse not just because the settlements are transformed into ruins, the houses often have no windows and poor access to water or electricity, but the infrastructure is also affected and the roads are controlled by Russians who keep drones very close to the road to wait and shoot at any live target, shooting at civilians, ambulances and humanitarian transports. Needless to mention that Ukrainians who refused to flee their country back in March 2022 or any time after, are now extremely exhausted.

Local rescuers confirmed that recently, the Russians’ tactics have changed. If they used to try to take large cities by surprise, now they are surrounding them, constantly shelling, making life in the city impossible, then speeding up the attack and capturing them.

The evacuation missions became more dangerous and now, rescuers are trained by military to effectively use guns to shoot drones (which obviously means, they will carry guns). Some of the rescue teams which actively save animals near the frontline invest in armoring their vans in order to make them “safer” – of course the improvised armor is not useful in case of a direct hit but helps in case of shrapnel. If you followed our news and reports since 2022, you can see how things drastically changed over the last few months, of course some regions being more affected than others.

In order to stay accurately informed, we recommend you to visit this link as often as you want which shows in real time how the frontline positions change. This is helpful to not fully count on the media which often manipulates, in both ways).

Since the war started, ROLDA kept its distance from political statements because we are a non profit, non-political entity regardless of what we feel and think as individuals. The president of ROLDA has been in Ukraine to help evacuate animals from villages located near battle areas but also to meet the people which ROLDA supports because of our donors’ generosity and compassion.

Animals are living in horrible conditions, especially in war zones. Shelters are in danger of being completely destroyed if a bomb accidentally falls in the wrong place. Many have already been destroyed or burned.

Even if the war stops tomorrow, the consequences of the war (depopulation, economic disaster) will have a long-term impact on these innocent people and their animals. ROLDA is helping #UkraineAnimals since February 2022, days after the war started and we will continue to help them for as long as we can.