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Checkpoint Zoo

Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

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  • Oleksandr Feldman

    Oleksandr Feldman

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  • Vadim Vorontinsky

    Vadim Vorontinsky

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  • Vitalii Ilchenko

    Vitalii Ilchenko

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  • Svitlana Vyshnevetska

    Svitlana Vyshnevetska

    Self

  • Andrii Tyvaniuk

    Andrii Tyvaniuk

    Self

  • Vitalii Sevelin

    Vitalii Sevelin

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Overview

Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

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