A private Ukraine zookeeper located outside Kyiv fears every animal under his care will die without relief soon.
Former U.S. special representative to Ukraine discusses President Zelenskyy's push for more jets and a no-fly zone from the U.S. on 'America Reports.'zookeeper located outside Kyiv fears he will lose every animal under his care to starvation and cold if relief doesn't come soon.
"[I'm trying] to draw the attention and somehow persuade the [Russian] troops, their commanders, their politicians, that animals are innocent creatures and these are the lives we have and must save, and they have nothing to do with that war," Pinchuk told Fox News Digital.FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT BENJAMIN HALL SAFELY OUT OF UKRAINE AFTER SUFFERING SERIOUS INJURIES
There is very little food left for the animals, who are being fed far under their usual daily rations. And with Russians encircling Kyiv, the only way out, Pinchuk said, would be to drive north to the hottest combat areas. So far, he has only been able to get scant Red Cross food rations in for him and his remaining seven staff members at the roughly 40-acre complex.
"To sum up, we see that the only way out for us is they allow us in, we bring in diesel and food for large animals, and then we can take some smaller ones out, and maybe we will be able to preserve the collection," he said."Other than this, it is a question of death of hunger and cold, and it is coming pretty soon, I know that.
"While the Russian president may be a former KGB agent and expert in martial arts with a reputation as a fierce political leader, he has frequently shown his softer side around animals," the Post reported at the time.