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Russia has gifted North Korea zoo animals after being given thousands of troops to fight in its ongoing war with Ukraine.
The animals were escorted by officials and experts from the Moscow Zoo on a government plane to Pyongyang, according to a statement from the Russian government issued Wednesday.
An African lion, two bears, two domestic yaks, 25 pheasants, 40 mandarin ducks and five white cockatoos were sent to North Korea, according to the statement.
‘Sign of Support’
Russia’s Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov, who traveled with the animals, said on television,
