Occupiers steal animals from Askania Nova reserve

This was reported by the Centre for National Resistance.

According to the CNR, the occupants transport animals from the reserve to the Krasnodar "Safari Park".

Thetheft is committed under a "co-operation agreement". The relevant agreement is not valid, because from the Ukrainian reserve it is signed by a Russian protégé who is not the head," the report said.

In addition, on the territory of the reserve "Askania-Nova" earlier noticed the Russian military.

Recall, located in the Kherson region biosphere reserve "Askania-Nova" - the largest steppe reserve in Europe. The occupants seized it in March 2023, after which they appointed a new "head". The Persian service of the reserve reported that after the occupation, staff remained on the territory of the institution and continued to care for the collections.