The zoo had been under Russian occupation since the beginning of the invasion, making the removal of the animals impossible.
Upwards of 300 animals are believed to be dead, according to a zookeeper, after the destruction of a dam caused a massive flood in the Ukrainian city of Kakhovka.which is in the Russian-occupied Kherson Region of southeastern Ukraine on the front lines of the 15-month-old war, suffered major damage on Tuesday, sending huge amounts of water flowing into the nearby area, prompting emergency evacuations and worries of ecological damage.
In the fallout of the incident, the Ukrainian government pointed the blame at Russia, calling it a"terrorist attack." The Kremlin countered, accusing Ukraine of damaging the dam while downplaying the scale of the damage.Officials at the Kakhovka Dibrova Zoo claimed on Tuesday that the facilities was heavily impacted by the flooding. While unconfirmed, zoo owner Olena Navrotska told Ukrainian news outlet UP.
Upwards of 300 animals are believed to have been killed after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam on June 6, 2023, caused massive flooding in the Russian-occupied Kherson Region of southeastern Ukraine on the front lines of the war. The attack sent huge amounts of water flowing into the nearby area and prompted emergency evacuations as well as worries of ecological damage."All the animals have stayed in the park since the first day of the invasion," Navrotska said.
"How much effort was put in, how many people helped to save the animals in such terrible conditions, practically risking their own lives? And now Dibrova is gone—300 innocent animals, our beloved pets, are dead. Anfisochka, Charlik, Malysh the pony, Osia the donkey, Misha the raccoon, and all [the others]..."Prior to the flooding, the zoo had been home to monkeys, raccoons, donkeys, ponies, nutrias, various birds, porcupines, marmots and turtles, among other species.
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