Moscow hit the Ukrainian capital with missile and drone attacks for the first time in 52 days on Saturday.
A female tiger has been injured and left unable to stand following a Russian strike on Kyiv, according to a spokesperson at a Ukrainian animal wildlife center.The Nataliia Popova Wildlife Rescue Center said in a Facebook post that Tigrulya had been injured during the attack on Saturday.The large-scale missile and drone strike was the first major attack on the Ukrainian capital in 52 days, according to The Institute for the Study of War, a U.S.-based think tank.
There are many exotic big cats who live as pets across Ukraine due to the unregulated breeding of lions and other large felines. It had been an issue before the country was invaded by Russia in February 2022.Animal welfare activists in the country looked to deal with the problem before the war and have tried to relocate several animals outside of the country.Ukrainian zoo animals were evacuated to Zoo Poznan, in neighboring Poland, earlier this year in order to keep the animals safe.
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