Kangaroos Rescued From Besieged Ukrainian Zoo In Heartwarming Video

As Insider reported, these kangaroos had to be evacuated due to constant shelling in the city that has since reached the zoo's grounds.

In the words of the driver we see here, "Today is a month since the beginning of the war, and we're continuing the evacuation of the animals."

And according to Insider, the staff of these zoos are undertaking some serious personal risks to ensure the animals in their care remain as safe as possible.

This is particularly true at the Kyiv Zoo, which director Kirill Trentin said has recently seen zookeepers and their families move in so they can watch over its 4,000 animals while "tracer ammunition was flying all over the zoo."

As the post stated, "This is very nice, because their enclosures, unfortunately, were repeatedly shelled. We believe that now they will be fine!"

That appears to go for all of the zoo's kangaroos, who have since been relocated to an undisclosed location.

As a representative from Feldman Ecopark explained in a separate post, the shelling had claimed the life of a mandrill named Stepan as well as four deer and three goats.

Stepan was considered a favorite resident of Feldman Ecopark among Kharkiv locals and the zoo's international guests.

However, footage of the more positive outcome for the kangaroos can be seen here.

h/t: Insider