Ukraine's hero mine sniffing dog Patron comes under Russian fire in Kharkiv region

This was reported by the Balakliya military administration.

"We worked very effectively again in the Kharkiv region near Balakliya. This town is still suffering from rocket attacks. It was the same when we were there. I heard a whistle and a rumble, but I thought it was my colleagues who were going to detonate explosives. But for some reason, Mykhailo (the owner - ed.) quickly moved me to a shelter and covered me with his body. I realized it was a Russian rocket. Very close," Patron wrote on his social media page.

On June 5, the Russian occupation army attacked Balakliya with Smerch MLRS. According to the head of the regional administration, Oleh Syniehubov, 1 person was killed and 9 others were injured. 

Patron noted that his team has already returned home unharmed. And he once again emphasized how important it is to stay in shelters during an air raid alert and take your pets there.

Originally adopted as a companion dog, Patron (“bullet” in Ukrainian - ed.) is now a celebrity service dog who works with the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

In the first months since the start of the Russian invasion, he helped to find more than 200 explosive devices.

Last year he was awarded a medal by President Zelenskyy. The dog has also become a symbol of Ukraine's resistance against Russia.