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The Nonhuman Victims of Putin’s War

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Given the massive scale of human suffering in Ukraine – the thousands killed by bombs or deliberately executed by Russian soldiers – it may seem inappropriate to worry about the fate of nonhuman animals. But the suffering of starving, burned, or wounded animals must also count among the war's costs – and possibly among its crimes.

MELBOURNE/KYIV – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had, and is continuing to have, catastrophic consequences for many people. But Ukraine’s people are not the war’s only victims – and many Ukrainians refuse to ignore that fact.

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