300 zoo animals drown in floodwaters from Ukrainian dam explosion trends now
Some 300 animals have drowned at a Ukrainian zoo after it flooded following the dam blast in Ukraine.
The major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed early on Tuesday, triggering floods, endangering crops and threatening drinking water supplies.
But as both sides in the war scrambled to evacuate residents and blamed each other for the destruction, hundreds of animals were left behind and stranded to await their ill fate at the local Kazkova Dibrova zoo.
The zoo, located right on the bank of the Dnipro River in Russian-occupied Kherson, was previously home to monkeys, donkeys, horses, raccoons and other animals.
The park is now completely underwater, it was reported, with only swans and ducks remaining.
The major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed early on Tuesday, flooding the surrounding area including the local Kazkova Dibrova zoo
The zoo, located right on the bank of the Dnipro river in Russian-occupied Kherson, was previously home to monkeys (pictured) and other animals
Dozens of species that lived in the zoo were killed in the flooding following, including goats
The zoo, located right on the bank of the Dnipro river in Russian-occupied Kherson, was previously home to monkeys, donkeys, horses, racoons and other animals
'The park was mined and it was impossible to evacuate the animals,' a spokesperson for Kazkova Dibrova zoo said.
'We tried to save them. Every day, under fire, two workers risked their lives to go to Dibrova to feed the animals.
'Now Russia has destroyed everything. Our soul is torn
