Did Trapped Zoo Animals Drown After the Nova Kakhovka Dam Collapse?

Russia initially claimed that the story was false because the city in question — which has a zoo — did not, in fact, have a zoo.
Title: Did Trapped Zoo Animals Drown After the Nova Kakhovka Dam Collapse?
URL: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trapped-zoo-animals-nova-kakhovka/
Publisher: Snopes
Date published: June 8, 2023
Description:

Russia initially claimed that the story was false because the city in question — which has a zoo — did not, in fact, have a zoo.