A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 15, 2023, Section A, Page 20 of the New York edition with the headline: Escaped Owl Shows He Can Survive. The Same Cannot Be Said for His Prey..

Nation Nation & World Oddities Flaco the owl spreads his wings, devours rats and learns to survive Feb. 14, 2023 at 1:14 pm Updated March 3, 2023 at 7:09 pm ...

Stuck to the nose of the gray machine is a yellow emblem of an owl, wings spread and grasping a sword – the unmistakable logo of Ukraine’s defense intelligence, the GUR.