The Humanitarian Movement of Uanimals organized an international performance by adding tears on animal statues in Spain, Britain, Poland and Portugal to draw attention to the ecocide carried out by Russia in Ukraine.
Ukrainian activists participated in this performance, using animal statues in different countries in Europe, as symbols to express compassion and solidarity with Ukraine in connection with the environmental crisis caused by the Russian war.
The head of the International Division of Uanimals, Olga Chevganyuk, stressed that animal statues have become symbols of suffering that occur through the Russian war and ecocide, and performance was conducted to draw the world's attention to these problems.
In various cities, such as London, Warsaw, Valencia and Portuguese Sinra, the statues of animals were "brought to tears", which symbolizes sadness and sorrow in the destroyed Ukrainian environment.
The report emphasizes that during the year of the full war, Russia caused significant losses to the Ukrainian environment, in particular, more than 1.9 trillion UAH. Under the occupation or in the war zone, there are almost 500 thousand hectares of Ukraine, and 2.4 million hectares of forests have already been released and needed. Under the occupation were 10 national nature parks, eight reserves and two biosphere reserves.
Uanimals, founded in 2016, promotes humanitarian values and rescues animals from cruelty. During the invasion of Russia, the organization is actively engaged in the rescue of animals, provides assistance and support, and rebuilds shelters and helps nature parks in war.