A strike on a zoo in the Shevchenkivskyi district has been recorded in Kharkiv due to a Russian attack. Enclosures were damaged, and there is information regarding injured animals.
The Russian army attacked Kharkiv, hitting a zoo and injuring animals. This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, according to UNN.
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The Mayor of Kharkiv reported a strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district.
“A hit on the zoo has been confirmed—there is damage to the enclosures. Information is being received regarding injured animals.”
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Updated 19:45 . Several animals died in a Russian strike on the territory of a zoo in Kharkiv, the State Emergency Service reported . It is noted that as a result of the strike, a fire broke out in the enclosure, which was extinguished by rescuers. The animals were evacuated to a safe place.
The Russian drone crashed on the zoo grounds between the vivarium, where rabbits, guinea pigs and other small animals were kept, the administrative building and the Elephant House. However, the large animals and zoo employees were not injured, Terekhov added Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n4008482