The Feldman Ecopark () in Lisne, Kharkiv Raion is a regional landscape park, which combined animal care and therapy for children with special needs before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is a project of the ICF "Oleksandr Feldman Foundation".[ Feldman Ecopark on Kharkovinfo] The park was originally created in Derhachi Raion, which was later merged into the Kharkiv Raion.
Russian invasion
Feldman Ecopark was largely destroyed during the Russo-Ukrainian war of 2022. During shelling three workers died. Two workers arrived later at the park to feed the animals but were later found shot dead.
[ Ukrainian zoo workers found shot to death and dumped in barricaded room, say owners] The Russians stole vegetables intended for animal feed.
[ The occupiers stole vegetables from the Feldman Ecopark, which were intended for animal feed] Two orangutans and one chimpanzee were killed.
[ Killed primates]
A couple of bisons were killed by shelling, a ten-month-old one was orphaned.
[ Pair of bison killed in shelling in Feldman Ecopark] About 6,000 animals were evacuated from the park.
[ Feldman Ecopark evacuates animals, Nikolaev zoo stays with animals] A sixth volunteer was killed during the evacuation of
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More than 100 animals died in the park due to further Russian attacks. In July 2024, two employees were injured in a Russian drone strike on the eco-park's territory. In January 2026, a Russian glide bomb destroyed the predators’ winter enclosure and the winter aviary, killing multiple birds and injuring several lions.
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