A wild hawk attacked a russian drone and saved people. The badass feathered hero survived, but it cost him a wing and now he is under a lifelong care

by Lysychka-

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  1. In Nikopol, a bird saved people from a Russian drone. A wild hawk attacked the enemy UAV just as it was flying over a private home. After the collision, the drone began to descend, and the bird fell into the yard. It was taken to a local veterinary clinic. The hawk was named FPVshka.

    An amputated wing means the hawk will no longer be able to fly or hunt, so it will live in an aviary under human care.

    The feathered hero was treated for more than a week and then transferred to a shelter in Dnipro for permanent care.

    It happened in late October, recalls volunteer Oksana. She was the one who found the exhausted bird in her yard. The hawk attacked the Russian drone right before her eyes.

    The woman took the hawk that had saved her life to a local veterinary clinic. There, the bird was diagnosed with a concussion and a broken wing.

    “Unfortunately, the wing injury is such that it’s simply impossible to reconstruct it. It’s practically severed, held only by skin,” said veterinarian Mariia Dubynska.

    The feathered hero was treated for more than a week and then transferred to a shelter in Dnipro for permanent residence. The hawk FPVshka has only recently begun eating on its own. However, it is still frightened of people, as well as of Russian attacks.

    “Birds are fragile creatures by nature, and stress has a very strong impact. It’s loud here as well, unfortunately. The hawk reacts warily to explosions. It immediately looks up, trying to see what’s happening,” explains Yana Rusina, co-founder of the shelter for birds and animals.

    The best outcome for a wild animal after rehabilitation is release back into the wild, but for the hawk FPVshka this is impossible. The amputated wing will not allow it to fly or hunt, so it will continue living in an aviary under human care.

    The war in Ukraine is causing large-scale damage to wildlife. Birds in the forest-steppe and steppe zones where fighting continues are particularly affected. Constant explosions, destruction, and the burning of steppes and forests are fundamentally altering bird biotopes – the natural habitats many species are accustomed to.

    The greatest losses are being suffered by steppe bird species.

    [youtube.com/watch?v=oHx8pmJbrlk&themeRefresh=1](http://youtube.com/watch?v=oHx8pmJbrlk&themeRefresh=1)

  7. Suddenly the lyrics to Hey Sokoly take on new meaning.

    Total hero bird!

  11. That must have been crazy to see. As if it was saying “this is my territory”. Thanks to the women in the video. I’m sure they do good work for all animals. We have a local man who has a raptor rehabilitation center. He brings some of his birds that can no longer live wild to libraries and children’s schools to teach about raptors. They are amazing to see so close up.

  12. Even the wildlife in Ukraine is pissed off at the stupid orcs!!!! Lucky Hawk, what a bad ass! Slava Ukraini Heroyam Slava 🇺🇦

  13. In ancient Greece, this wartime action wouldhave resulted in the declaration of a patron/matron god/goddess in bird-form and a new temple constructed.

    I like this outcome perhaps more.

  15. You know you’re fucked when even the animals hate you.

  16. Hero bird, thank you for taking care of him 🥰
    Slava Ukraine!

  18. Do Ukraine recognise the [Dickin Medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickin_Medal)? They should [nominate](https://www.pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/animal-awards-programme) it to this Hawk if so. It’s a worldwide award.

    > The PDSA Dickin Medal is the highest award any animal can receive whilst serving in military conflict. It is recognised worldwide as the animals’ Victoria Cross. Instituted in 1943 by PDSA’s founder Maria Dickin CBE, it acknowledges outstanding acts of bravery or devotion to duty displayed by animals serving with the Armed Forces or Civil Defence units in any theatre of war throughout the world.

  20. When even the wildlife is saying “get rekt orki” it might be time to give up and go home. Pity it lost a wing. Wonder if it will pass on its experience (and possible improved attack vector) to nearby hawks…

  26. Get that glorious son of a bitch the PDSA Dickin Medal

  27. This is what we call the Ukrainian Eagle 🦅
    HE FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM

  28. Well, if even nature makes a stand, who are you to oppose it?

  31. Those pesky hawks
    They will try and shag anything that moves 🤣😱

  34. The way Ukrainians treat animals says everything about why they should be supported.

  35. Don’t worry, I’m watching…. Like a hawk! (Hawk cry)

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