Feldman Ecopark
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The Feldman Ecopark (Ukrainian: Регіональний ландшафтний парк «Фельдман-Екопарк») in Lisne, Kharkiv Raion is a regional landscape park, which combined animal care and therapy for children with special needs before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is a project of the ICF "Oleksandr Feldman Foundation".[1] The park was originally created in Derhachi Raion, which was later merged into the Kharkiv Raion.[2][3]
Russian invasion
[edit]Feldman Ecopark was largely destroyed during the Russo-Ukrainian war of 2022. During shelling three workers died. Two workers arrived later at the park to feed the animals but were later found shot dead.[4] The Russians stole vegetables intended for animal feed.[5] Two orangutans and one chimpanzee were killed.[6] A couple of bisons were killed by shelling, a ten-month-old one was orphaned.[7] About 6,000 animals were evacuated from the park.[8] A sixth volunteer was killed during the evacuation of African buffaloes.[9]
More than 100 animals died in the park due to further Russian attacks. In July 2024, two employees were injured in a Russian drone strike on the eco-park's territory. In January 2026, a Russian glide bomb destroyed the predators’ winter enclosure and the winter aviary, killing multiple birds and injuring several lions.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Feldman Ecopark on Kharkovinfo
- ↑ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ↑ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ↑ Ukrainian zoo workers found shot to death and dumped in barricaded room, say owners
- ↑ The occupiers stole vegetables from the Feldman Ecopark, which were intended for animal feed
- ↑ Killed primates
- ↑ Pair of bison killed in shelling in Feldman Ecopark
- ↑ Feldman Ecopark evacuates animals, Nikolaev zoo stays with animals
- ↑ "Teen evacuating animals from Kharkiv ecopark dies in Russian shelling".
- ↑ Dmytro Basmat (1 January 2026). "Lions injured, birds killed — Russian attack strikes eco-park near Kharkiv". The Kyiv Independent.
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