The Russians are exported from the Askania-Nova Reserve to exotic animals to private collections

12 rare Chapman zebras have already been taken out of the reserve. Seven of them settled in a private zoo. Russian invaders export animals from the territory of the Biosphere Reserve "Askania-Nova" to the territory of the aggressor country and the temporary occupied peninsula of Crimea. Yuri Sobolevsky, Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council, told this.

According to him, the Askania-Nova Reserve came to the Russian Federation Oleg Zubkov to control the export of animals into the Crimea and the territory of the Russian Federation. "The invaders call it an exchange of the Foundation," Sobolevsky said. According to the Deputy Regional Council, Ukraine has no confirmation of information that the Russians brought some animals to "Askania-Nova". Instead, there are facts that the occupiers "shed", removing the wards from the reserve.

On Thursday, June 27, Russian propaganda media reported that 7 zebras of Chapman were brought to the Crimea from Kherson region. According to the edition "up" with reference to the legitimate director of the reserve Viktor Shapoval, Russian invaders illegally removed from the "Askania-Nova" of the Kherson region 12 Zebra Chapman and 7 of them have already been taken to the annexed Crimea. The legitimate director said that these are exotic animals and quite expensive.

That is why they are interested in the businessman, the director of the lion park "Tiggan" Oleg Zubkov, who transports them to their private collection. We will remind, in April Shapoval said that from "Askania-Nova" 10 rare animals, including Przhevalsky horses, zebra of Chapman, American bison, deer David, were taken out, of which one was killed while moving.