They frantically dug through a dense pile of rubble and dust (Video)

In the middle of devastation, uplifting stories keep shining through the black clouds. From Ukrainians cleaning up the countries that have provided them refuge, to people driving zoo animals to safety in their vans, we continue to gain hope that all is not lost. And for one elderly man whose house had been destroyed, that thought came to the forefront as his little puppy was retrieved from the rubble alive and well.

Even as Ukraine is being ravaged by war, people are fighting, not just for each other, but for every living being. After the shelling of a small village near Donetsk, police rushed to the scene in the hopes of helping victims. A video has come forth of a tiny puppy being pulled out from the rubble of a bombed home in eastern Ukraine. Emergency services wasted no time in trying to rescue the dog after its 77-year-old owner, having luckily escaped the house just in time, found his best friend missing. Police quickly arrived after the shelling ended and, after hearing a timid squeal from below piles of bricks, began digging at the rubble. The men were on their knees, hands grasping at every brick and pile of dirt with vigor as they aimed to rescue what was buried underneath. It’s a miracle how the puppy survived under all that rubble.

They began digging after hearing a timid squeal from below piles of bricks

Soon, a tiny black dog emerged, the poor thing covered in dust and gasping for air. But once completely out of the debris, the pup could still stand and was, most importantly, alive. The officers then took it into their arms, trying to wipe away some of the dust that had turned the black pup gray. An officer then affectionately carried the pup to its awaiting owner, stopping by the cameraman who gave it some pets. The dog’s owner was incredibly grateful to Donetsk’s Regional Police officers for their quick response and service, saying words of thanks whilst holding his beloved dog. Watch the video, even as the ongoing war, inspiring stories have emerged that prove goodness can happen in dark times as well.