A Ukrainian border guard who was at the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol has been reunited with his dog after being held prisoner for nearly a year.<br /><br />Footage shows the animal, named Ramus, being led to its owner before running up to him and wagging its tail as they reunite.<br /><br />Ihor, the Border guard, can be seen petting his dog and stroking it as it jumps up and down with excitement.<br /><br />“On 17 May, during the forced exit from Azovstal, the border guard was captured along with other military personnel,” the Western Regional Department of the State Border Service of Ukraine said in a statement.<br /><br />“First, the serviceman was transferred to Olenivka, and later to a colony in the Luhansk region.<br /><br />“On 7 March of this year, after the exchange of prisoners, Ihor was able to return to his family.”
