Cat rescued after spending a MONTH stuck in shelled block of flats in Kyiv

A CAT that survived four WEEKS stranded in a shelled block of flats in Ukraine has finally been rescued by big-hearted animal lovers. The feline – which miraculously survived a rocket strike from Putin’s butchers – was saved from the seventh floor in a suburb of Kyiv after a mammoth social media campaign. The cat was stranded on the seventh floor of the devastated apartment block for four WEEKSCover Images The rescue team used a fire engine’s ladder to get the cat downCover Images Astonishing pictures show how a hero rescue team in war ravaged Borodyanka scrambled to save the fearless creature from the terrifying height, MailOnline reported. A team led by local hero Eugene Kibets – who had responded to desperate calls online to save the cat – used a fire engine with a crane to reach the stranded animal high up in the charred building. A brave emergency services worker then climbed the vertigo educing crane to grab the cat, which can be seen peaking over the edge of a blown out apartment. The kitty – which is likely to have used up at least one of its nine lives throughout the saga – is now being treated at a local animal clinic, where she was started eating again. READ MORE UKRAINE STORIES ALL-OUT WAR Putin 'will disappear to have cancer op' as Moscow to seek 'payback' on Ukraine LEGEND LIVES ON Ghost of Kyiv is NOT dead… but truth of the 'superhero' is not so simple Prior to the rescue, Mr Kibets knew the scale of the challenge ahead, writing: “The cat is on the 7th floor of a non-existent house.” But when he and his team finally accomplished the daring effort, he posed with the cat in his arms and simply wrote: “I’m so happy!!!!!!!”  Cat fan Lorenzo the Cat wrote on Twitter: “Holy S*** he did it! Eugene Kibets got the cat from the 7th floor of a bombed building. “I know this is crazy, but amid the horror of war we have to celebrate the good in humanity.” Most read in World News ALL-OUT WAR Putin 'will disappear to have cancer op' as Moscow to seek 'payback' on Ukraine 'HE'S ALIVE!' Horror as Covid 'victim' comes round as body bag sealed on way to crematorium STOLE MY DREAM My friends won £600k on lottery but have cut me out and now I'm suing them VLAD’S FURY Russian TV threatens annihilation of UK with radioactive tsunami & Satan-2 nuke HELL FROM ABOVE Moment bomb from Ukraine drone flies through SUNROOF of Russians' vehicle NEVER FOUND Mystery as pals & mum vanish without a trace after creepy answer phone message While Twitter user @beanerz72 chimed: “Omg Ukraine, thank you for saving kitty! Crying because I’m glad he’s safe!” And tweeter Kaarina added: “Oh dear, the cat looks absolutely exhausted, but a fierce look in his eyes. So happy for this rescue.” While Devonia noted: “Something that Putin can never destroy. The hearts & souls of Ukrainians.” Read More on The Sun 'LIKE FLATMATES' Helen Flanagan reveals she hasn't shared bed with fiance Scott for 7 YEARS TROUBLE & STRIFE Daughter who battered own mum at her wedding with stiletto avoids jail The rescue also caught the eye of Ukraine’s top brass. Presidential adviser Anton Gerashchenko wrote: “Local rescue services saw a repost about this cat. They saved the and here it is in the hands of Eugene Kibets who originally posted about him on FB.” Th team led by local hero Eugene Kibets got the cat down after a mammoth social media campaignCover Images ReutersRescue workers bring the cat to the ground after four weeks above ground[/caption] ReutersThe cat is now recovering well and is eating again[/caption]