In an attempt to bolster its naval protection, the Russian Navy has deployed trained military dolphins at its Black Sea naval base in Sevastopol to protect its fleet from an underwater attack.
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Russian Navy Using Trained Dolphins to Protect Black Sea Naval Base
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Russia Deployed Trained Battle Dolphins To Protect Naval Base, Satellite Images Allegedly Reveal
The dolphins may be tasked with preventing Ukrainian divers from infiltrating the Sevastopol harbor underwater and sabotaging warships there, according to a naval analyst.
USNI News reports that Russia has recruited several pods of dolphins to its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. According to the report, Sevastopol harbor is now
Russia is using dolphins to protect its naval base in the Black Sea as its ground forces consolidate in Ukraine’s disputed Donbas region following failed attempts to capture the capital, Kyiv.
Citing satellite imagery, a submarine analyst says Russia's navy is deploying dolphins to defend a crucial base off Crimea. Russia and the U.S. have run marine mammal training programs for decades.
In an attempt to bolster its naval protection, the Russian Navy has deployed trained military dolphins at its Black Sea naval base in Sevastopol to protect its fleet from an underwater attack.
Dolphin pens were moved to the Black Sea naval base around the time Russia invaded Ukraine, according to the US Naval Institute's analysis of satellite imagery.
