The director of Askania-Nova, Viktor Shapoval, denied the information about the complete destruction of the reserve by the Russian occupiers, as previously reported by the media with reference to the statement of the head of the RMA, Oleksandr Prokudin. Shapoval said this in a commentary to Suspilne, reports UNN.
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According to his director of the reserve, the facts of animal removal do take place, but the destruction of Askania Nova is not in question today.
“There are facts of significant damage caused by Russia's armed aggression and occupation. The fact of destruction of the reserve is not,” Shapoval said.
Earlier, the head of RMA Prokudin said in an interview with the media: “The last I heard, they were taking the animals to Crimea and Russia. That is, we can say that the reserve no longer exists. They have robbed it completely.”