A grandmother living in Ireland after escaping the war in Ukraine has been reunited today with her beloved black labrador-cross, Tasha.
Violeta, 86, a native of Odesa, tried to bring her 13-year-old pet with her when she fled the country.
However they were forced apart in Romania because the elderly refugee was unable to physically carry Tasha any further.
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