04/28/2022 14:49 (act 04/28/2022 15:19)
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The animals are said to be used to fend off enemy divers who try to sabotage warships.
According to US media reports, the Russian Navy also uses military-trained dolphins to protect its fleet in the Black Sea. Two undersea enclosures have been placed at the entrance to the port of Sevastopol, the independent US Naval Institute (USNI) wrote on its news portal Wednesday (local time). Satellite images suggested the pens were moved there in February, around the time Russia’s attack on Ukraine began.
Use for diver defense
It is conceivable that dolphins are used to repel enemy divers who might try to enter the harbor and sabotage warships. Many of them are currently beyond the range of Ukrainian missiles.
The US military has also been training dolphins and sea lions to use against underwater threats since the 1960s.
(APA)