Soldiers Kidnap Angry Racoon And Llama From Zoo - But Animals Fight Back

The animals fought against the invading Russian troops who were trying to steal them from the zoo in the Ukrainian city of Kherson.

One soldier can be seen chasing a raccoon around in a viral video of the attempted animal robbery, and other soldiers are seen struggling to load a llama onto a vehicle.

The star of the show was the raccoon, who many claimed was "fighting back" against the Russians.

The first person to share the video was Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian minister of internal affairs.

He said: “While retreating from Kherson Russians stole animals from the local zoo.”

“A stolen raccoon caused the most talk - on the video, it is fighting with all his strength.”

The footage's origin and location are still unknown, but it has greatly spread online.

After being uploaded on Sunday, it received a whopping 325,000 online views in a single day.

On Twitter, it has nearly 8,000 likes and 3,000 retweets as of this writing.

Internet users are puzzled as to what the Russian army plans to do with the animals and speculate on possible uses for them.

In light of allegations that Russian troops have been given inadequate rations and are being forced to fight on an empty stomach, several people speculated that they would be used as food.

Some users believed the soldiers were being aggressive and probably scared the animals, which caused an uproar.

A hilarious mock cover for "Saving Private Racoon" was created by a Twitter user.

Others were confused by the decision to prioritize animals over other matters that were more crucial to winning a war.

"So let me get this straight. [Russia] leaves behind men and equipment and weapons, but steals animals from the zoo?" One said.

Others believed that money was being made somewhere along the way.

A user said: “It looks like this was done by a Russian zoo owner for personal profit. Though the way he handled the animals while stealing them suggests serious animal abuse at his zoo."