IIRC, this incident took place on Taiwan and involved a Chinese man who was quoting passages from the Book of Daniel as he approached the lions. The man survived several blows and bites from the lion, who seemed more annoyed and perplexed than anything else by the man's appearance in the enclosure. Probably saved by the fact that the male lion does not routinely do the killing for the pride.
OTOH, the man in Kiev seems to have been dispatched in a pretty quick and professional manner as befits being taken down by a lioness.