Kharkiv-based catfluencer Stepan, who rose to fame in recent months from his videos on social media, has raised $10,000 to support animals suffering from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a post on Instagram revealed.
According to the cat’s Instagram post, the money raised will be transferred to several charities operating in Ukraine to support animals and the Mykolaiv Zoo.
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“My dear friends, I’m heartedly grateful for your responsiveness and support! We gathered $10,035, and these funds will be transferred to happy @happy-paw, @uanimals.office, @zoo_12m, @snezhana_zahist_tvarin, and Mykolaiv Zoo,” the post read.
“Your contributions are priceless – thanks to your support, we might provide decent care and treatment for every animal in Ukraine. Thank you so much!”
The situation in Ukraine has caused almost 4 million people to flee and seek refuge in other countries. Kharkiv specifically has experienced a great deal of the conflict, leaving the city in shambles.
Some pets are being left behind as a result of the war in Ukraine, online news media NPR reported on Sunday, adding that people have been stepping in to care for them.
It has now been well over a month since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have died, 10 million have been displaced, and essential infrastructure has been destroyed, a United Nations report revealed on Tuesday.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the biggest attack on a European nation since the Second World War.
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