During the first three months of the full-scale war, eight rockets landed on the territory of the Mykolaiv Zoo. Fortunately, no employees or animals were injured. Meanwhile, the zoo’s collection includes more than 400 species, which is a total of almost 4 thousand animals. How does the zoo live under sirens and explosions? What trials befell it? What do workers do to save their wards? Director Volodymyr Topchyi told about this to the project – “War Monologues”.

It did not occur to me that such a thing could happen, but the war was not a surprise for me. I was preparing. When there were many Russian troops on our border, I understood that it was not just like that. Therefore, somewhere in November, I started buying products. As of February, our feed shed, freezer and grain storage were loaded with food.

On February 25, the zoo was closed, and already on the 26th, enemy tanks entered the city. The fight took place less than a kilometer from the zoo. Then several people were injured, windows and doors were blown out in high-rise buildings, offices, and shops.

Learn more about this event at the link: https://warmolog.com.ua/mykolayivskyj-zoopark-v-umovah-vijny/