A leopard attacked a man at the Odessa Zoo: here's what we know.

In the Odessa Zoo, a leopard attacked a person, prompting law enforcement to shoot the animal.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the police of the Odessa region.

"The zoo director informed the police around 10:00 that one of the staff members entered the enclosure to clean and was attacked by the leopard," the statement reads.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers found another worker in the leopard's enclosure who was trying to assist the injured individual and had become trapped.

"To save lives, the police were forced to use their weapons and neutralize the animal," police noted.

The injured man was taken to the hospital. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

As reported earlier, in the Lviv region, a lion attacked two people. The animal bit a 53-year-old local resident and his 49-year-old companion.

Additionally, in Zaporizhzhia, a lion attacked a man. The beast targeted a sauna visitor.