Smarden: Lion rescued from Ukraine takes first steps outdoors

Yuna, a lioness from Ukraine with shell shock, has ventured to the outside of her enclosure.

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Three-year-old Yuna, who has shell shock, arrived at The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden on 17 August and stayed inside her enclosure for a week.

But the sanctuary, which said she had previously been confined to a small space on a concrete floor, said she had "begun to reveal a playful and curious nature".

This involved venturing to the outside of her enclosure, feeling grass beneath her paws for the first time and scratching trees and logs.

Yuna was traumatised when debris from a missile attack landed 300m (984ft) from the small enclosure.

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