Two dolphin pens would have been set up at the port entrance of Sevastopol to defend the most important naval base on the Black Sea.
By: VirgilioNotizie | Published on: 04/28/2022 11:37
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trained dolphins to defend the Sevastopol naval base. This would be the strategy introduced by Putin to defend one of the most important military structures of the Russia on the Black Sea But what is the goal? Here’s what we know.
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The news was reported by the US Naval Institute (USNI), a private non-profit organization founded in Annapolis in October 1873.
According to Hi Sutton, the hypothesis of the use of dolphins should be confirmed some satellite images in which gods are seen floating fences.
News of Russia’s use of dolphins had already surfaced 2012since then there have been several confirmations of this type of use of dolphins, not only in Russia.
The dolphins trained in Russia: why they are in the port of Sevastopol
Last February, the Russian Navy reportedly installed two dolphin pens at the entrance to the sea harbor from Sevastopol.
The positioning would have taken place during the operations that preceded the Russian attack on Ukraine.
The trained dolphins would be tasked with conducting real operations against underwater enemies and to prevent Ukrainian special forces from infiltrating the underwater port to sabotage warships.
Mammals can also be used locate ordnance. At the Sevastopol base, of course, there are other security systems for monitoring the maritime facilities, but probably the command wanted to use them every possible resource.
Because Sevastopol is a strategic point for Putin
It should not be forgotten that Sevastopol is and represents the main naval base of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea a strategic point for the entire conflict and for Putin (which meanwhile points to Transnistria).
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According to USNI reports, several Russian ships are in port high strategic value and not only.
However, the boats that are out of range of Ukrainian missiles would be Vulnerable to submarine sabotageand for that they should be defended.
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During the Cold War, the Soviet Navy continued to develop several programs marine mammals, including dolphin training in the Black Sea. The unit was stationed in Kazakhya Buchta near Sevastopol, where it still stands today.
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With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 unit it went to the Ukrainian army. Although there were attempts to keep it running, it barely stayed running.
With the annexation of Crimea On the part of Russia, in 2014 the union passed under the control of the Russian Navy.
Subsequently, marine mammal programs were expanded and reported to the service.
Even the Navy To use has been developing a similar program for some time, again for the purpose Ban: the same choice was made by Israel and North Korea.
Photo source: ANSA