A small but mighty dog named Patron has been awarded the Medal for Dedicated Services for his military work in Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented Patron the dog with the “medal of courage” on Sunday. Patron has sniffed out over 200 undetonated landmines planted by Russian soldiers in Ukraine so far. Patron – which means “ammo” in Ukrainian – is a 2.5 year old Jack Russell Terrier who wears a tiny protective vest. He is a landmine finder and mascot of the Emergency Service of Ukraine. So far, Patron has uncovered 238 unexploded Russian explosive devices, […]
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