Ukrainians try to rescue exotic animals from abandoned zoo

A group of Ukrainian volunteers are attempting to rescue animals from a private zoo near the capital.

A group of Ukrainian volunteers are attempting to rescue animals from a private zoo near the capital that was abandoned after the Russian army bombed and occupied the area.

Vitaly Mukhanov told ABC News that he had volunteered to help bring supplies to Ukrainian soldiers when he came across the Yasnohorodka family ecopark, about 30 miles outside Kyiv.

The park appeared to have been damaged by shelling, Mukhanov said. Animals, including camels and ostriches, were left with no food. Some were injured, while others were dead, he said.

“You could tell that many of the animals starved to death." Mukhanov said.