![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/puppy-rescued-from-ukraine-war-resettled-in-york/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/130412732_mediaitem130412729.jpg&description=Image source, Edward Matthews Image caption, Charlie was found on the outskirts of Bakhmut in November last year A photographer who adopted a puppy rescued from a war-torn area of Ukraine said it is "settling in nicely" after being given a new home in the UK. Edward Matthews, 25, from York, took in the dog, now called Charlie, after it was saved from the outskirts of Bakhmut when it was just two weeks old. Mr Matthews said he knew the moment he met the puppy in a rescue centre in Kiev "he would be coming home with me". He said he felt "very privileged to look after such a beautiful dog". Image source, Edward Matthews Image caption, Mr Matthews said he knew Charlie would be coming home with him as soon as they met Mr Matthews had been working in Ukraine supporting humanitarian efforts and as a documentary photographer. He said Charlie was found by a close friend of his on a dirt track near Bakhmut in November last year. "As they scooped him up, they came under fire," he said. Charlie was taken to a dog rescue sanctuary in Kiev and given some medicated food and nursed back to health. Image source, Edward Matthews Image caption, Charlie has become something of a celebrity in York, Mr Matthews said Charlie, who Mr Matthews described as "super-chilled", arrived at his new home in York earlier this month. He said it was amazing to see him doing so well, considering what he had been through in his first few weeks of life. "He is settling in nicely, but gets bored really quickly and wanders off," he said. As well as using his photography skills to support charities in Ukraine, Mr Matthews is working with the Ukrainian community in York, and said he was looking at the possibility of Charlie becoming a therapy dog. He said Charlie, who has his own Instagram page , was becoming something of a celebrity in the city. Image source, Edward Matthews Image caption, Mr Matthews' work has featured in an exhibition in York Mr Matthews, who previously worked as a nightclub photographer,){kind=link}
A photographer who adopted a puppy rescued from a war-torn area of Ukraine said it is “settling in nicely” after being given a new home in the UK.
Edward Matthews, 25, from York, took in the dog, now called Charlie, after it was saved from the outskirts of Bakhmut when it was just two weeks old.
Mr Matthews said he knew the moment he met the puppy in a rescue centre in Kiev “he would be coming home with me”.
He said he felt “very privileged to look after such a beautiful dog”.
Mr Matthews had been working in Ukraine supporting humanitarian efforts and as a documentary photographer.