The Mykolaiv Zoo bills itself as the best in Ukraine, but now the 4,000 animals it holds are trapped by bombardments, with Russian rockets landing among them. Volodymyr Topchyi, the zoo’s director, says their evacuation via the bridge across the Buh river to territory held by Ukrainian forces is not feasible.

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