Russian drone hits zoo in Ukraine's Kharkiv, kills animals

June 15 (Reuters) - ‌A Russian ​drone ​struck enclosures at the zoo in Ukraine's second-largest city ‌of Kharkiv on Monday, killing rabbits ⁠and inflicting stress on other animals, ‌prosecutors said.

Prosecutors in Kharkiv ‌region in Ukraine's northeast said the drone hit an area described ​as a vivarium in which hundreds of rabbits, Guinea pigs, ⁠rats and mice were housed. A statement on ​Telegram said 10 rabbits were killed and 15 injured.

The statement ​said an elephant was ‌suffering from stress after the strike damaged the ⁠outside of its adjacent enclosure.

There were no casualties among staff or visitors.

An "eco ⁠park" outside Kharkiv came under a Russian ​attack earlier this year and staff said at the time that several birds had ‌been killed.

Kharkiv, about 30 km (18 miles) from the Russian ‌border, has been a frequent ⁠target of Russian ‌attacks in ​the more than four-year-long war.

(Reporting by Ron PopeskiEditing by Bill ‌Berkrot)

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