A Ukrainian border guard who was at the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol has actually been reunited with his dog after being held detainee for almost a year.
Footage reveals the animal, called Ramus, being caused its owner prior to adding to him and wagging its tail as they reunite.
Ihor, the Border guard, can be seen cuddling his dog and rubbing it as it leaps up and down with enjoyment.
“On 17 May, during the forced exit from Azovstal, the border guard was captured along with other military personnel,” the Western Regional Department of the State Border Service of Ukraine said in a declaration.
“First, the serviceman was transferred to Olenivka, and later to a colony in the Luhansk region.
“On 7 March of this year, after the exchange of prisoners, Ihor was able to return to his family.”