Family who fled Russians return home four months later to find loyal dog waiting for them

A FAMILY who fled from Russian missiles returned home four months later — and found the dog they had to abandon waiting for them. Kateryna Tytova said it was a miracle that their Siberian husky Belyi survived the shelling and stayed alive scavenging for food in the rubble Miracle Siberian husky Belyi Durvived the shelling and stayed alive while its family fled from Russia for four months, Kateryna with pet pictured in July pre-war ReutersKateryna Tytova, 35, said ‘we had to make the heartbreaking decision to leave Belyi behind’, here fleeing town with Tajisia in March[/caption] She found their nine-year-old pet loyally waiting on the doorstep of their ruined property. It was a solitary piece of good news amid the devastation at Hostomel in northern Ukraine. The town bore the initial wave of despot Vladimir Putin’s invasion as his war machine targeted Hostomel’s strategically important airport. Kateryna, 35, said yesterday: “Amid the horror of being targeted by Russia, and our desperate rush to leave, we had to make the heartbreaking decision to leave Belyi behind. Read More on Ukraine BUNKER STRIKE Brazilian model fighting in Ukraine as sniper killed by Russian missile 'THANK YOU' How kind-hearted Sun readers' donations are making a huge difference in Ukraine “It is nothing short of a miracle he survived without us. “He was waiting patiently as if we’d popped out to the shops, rather than being away for months after running for our lives. “I cry at seeing what is left of our town now. But Belyi being alive feels like a gift, and something positive to cling to as we try to rebuild our shattered lives.” The haunting image of Kateryna hand-in-hand with five-year-old daughter Tajisia as they dodged a Russian air assault flashed around the world and was on The Sun’s front page in March. They escaped with her husband Olexandr, 35, and son Makar, ten. The family stayed with friends in Vinnytsia, in western-central Ukraine, until it was safe to return after Russia withdrew its forces. Most read in The Sun 'RAPE' COPS SWOOP Prem star arrested at 3am on suspicion of raping woman on holiday in Med STOP THE BULLIES Kids at my son's school refused to sign his year book JUST PEACHY Casa Amor girl Cheyanne’s 8 week body transformation before Love Island villa COCO WHO Casa Amor’s Coco looks unrecognisable before Love Island villa NET GAIN We make up to £16,000 a FORTNIGHT flogging parking spaces – it's easy money 'DOG PILED' Love Island fans beg producers to step in as Casa Amor girls ‘gang up’ on lad Inside her property, Kateryna traced her fingers through bullet holes in her lounge wall. Saucers and souvenir trinkets around her home had been thrown to the floor and burned as Russians looted and ransacked the property. Grim footage shared with The Sun shows incinerated shops and cafés. Abandoned tanks can be seen on most street corners. Jewellery maker Kateryna said: “It’s good to be back but we still feel scared. My neighbours’ house was burned down completely. Our home was standing but needed new doors, windows and a roof. “Hostomel itself is ruined. We have no shops, cafés, banks, pharmacies or post offices. Our park is destroyed. There is one market stall selling food and milk.” Most read in News CABINET COUP Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid RESIGN from the Cabinet MUM'S CRIES Mum screams in horror as 'happy' boy, 1, falls to death from 7th floor window JET 'JOKER' Moment 'bomb hoax' Brit is hauled to court after fighter panic on easyJet plane 'TERRORISED' ITV presenter sobs as she tells of being 'stalked' by 'obsessed' neighbour FINAL INSULT Logan's dad fights back tears as he reveals text ex sent before murdering son CAPTURED Suspected Chicago July 4 parade 'mass shooter CAUGHT after killing 6 & hurting 31' Hugging Belyi and feeding the now happy and healthy hound a biscuit, the resolute mum said yesterday: “We always wanted to return. It is our home. “The war is far from over with Putin still killing innocent Ukrainians. But we will prevail.” She adds ‘But Belyi being alive feels like a gift, and something positive to cling to as we try to rebuild our shattered lives’ Astonishingly, her Siberian husky Belyi has survived pictured in July