The raccoon of Kherson is a raccoon that was stolen from the city of Kherson in November 2022 by Russian zookeeper Oleg Zubkov. The theft occurred during the Russian retreat from Kherson during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Zubkov stating that he took the raccoon, along with several other animals, from Kherson to his safari park in Crimea to protect them from the war. The animal became a subject of satirical memes in Ukraine while in Russia it became a reported source of morale and tool in pro-Russian propaganda, receiving the call name Kherson in Russian media.
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