Two white lions were evacuated from Kharkiv Ecopark to the zoo in Odesa, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine

Two evacuated white lions seen at the enclosure at the Zoo in Odesa, Ukraine, on 14 April 2022. On the night of 13 April two white lions arrived at the Odesa Zoo from the Ecopark destroyed by shelling in Kharkiv. On 5 April owner of the Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv stated that the park is no more and it is practically destroyed as a result of shelling, and a decision is being made to either euthanize animals or how to find a way to transportation them. Among the zoos and organizations wishing to take the animals, the Odesa Zoo was one of the first to respond.