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Ukraine evacuated 105 animals, including cats, dogs and four parrots, from occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast during a humanitarian mission, Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said. The mission ended on 31 October. Ninety animals were placed in temporary foster care with UAnimals volunteers for veterinary checks, laboratory tests and ultrasounds, and some needed dental surgery, hernia repair or tumour removal. Twenty-four animals have already returned to their owners, including the dogs Rei, Volia and Kaskad. A pregnant dog gave birth to four puppies after reaching safety, and all the animals were issued veterinary passports detailing their vaccinations and parasite treatments, which Lubinets said are the first documents of their lives for most of them. Ukrainska Pravda reported that a raccoon mentioned earlier by Lubinets turned out to be a dog named Yenot. Animal welfare activists from UAnimals reported that the animals endured a long, difficult journey and that some arrived frightened, exhausted and dirty. US First Lady Melania Trump said nearly 800 people were evacuated from Oleshky during the mission.