For Ransacking and Plunder: Russian Invaders Seized Askania-Nova Animal Breeding Institute

According to the National Police officers, the fact of the Institute seizure by the Russian troops was discovered during Internet resource monitoring.

So-called “military civilian administration” supported by the Russian troops and other security agencies has seized the Ukrainian research and development institution in Askania-Nova biosphere reserve  in Kakhovka District. 

The invaders have hanged their flag on the institute’s administrative building and appointed so-called “new institution director”. The perpetrator previously worked at Kherson Customs Office, while his father was the Deputy Director of the same institute.

Now the invasion authorities attempt to coerce the institute staff into cooperation. The most members of the faculty have refused to cooperate with the invaders.

Before invasion, the instate was one of the most powerful animal farming research and development centers in the southern part of Ukraine, which had bred many high-performance live-stock breeds over the course of several centuries. Now, the invaders have seized the facility in order to plunder it and make profit exploiting achievements of Ukrainian scientists and researches. 

The police have opened a criminal case under the Part 1, the Article 438 (Violation of Rules and Customs of War) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which provides for criminal liability and between 8 and 12 years of imprisonment.

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