Ukrainian braves heavy Russian shelling to rescue ten kangaroos trapped in Kharkiv zoo

A HEARTWARMING video showing kangaroos being rescued from a shelled Ukrainian eco-park was shared on social media causing a stir.

Ukrainian zoo keeper rescues a group of kangaroos

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The poor animals’ enclosure was repeatedly targeted by the Russian army before they were rescued by a volunteer. In the video, some ten kangaroos appear patiently waiting in a van as they are transported, while the volunteer drives the car. Among the animals are seen what look like two small Albino Wallabies, an extremely rare kind of species of the macropod family.