Storm in Crimea: combat dolphins left the Black Sea Fleet
Kyiv • UNN
Russian combat dolphins kept in Sevastopol Bay, Crimea, may have been released or lost after their enclosures were damaged in a storm. The fate of the dolphins, which the russian Navy was preparing to defend, remains unclear pending clearer satellite images.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, the fighting dolphins used by the russian army to defend its fleet have disappeared after a storm. used by the russian army to protect its navy. The cages disappeared from Sevastopol Bay was reported by analyst H I Sutton, reports UNN.
A preliminary analysis of the damage to the russian Defense shows that as a result, the dolphin pens in Sevastopol's harbor have disappeared. They may have been flooded or washed away by water. It's likely that some or all of the trained dolphins were released.
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OSINT analyst considers Two versions of the dolphins' disappearance. According to one of them, the dolphins were released, according to the the other is that the cages were either moved or washed away by the water.
The analyst emphasized that the dolphins were bred in captivity. And if they are indeed free, they are most likely dependent on their trainers for food and are unable to fend for themselves in the wild. Thus, escape could be a death sentence for these mammals.The analyst does not rule out a version where the russian Navy moved the dolphin pens before the storm. However, there is no confirmation of this at the moment. Conclusions can be drawn when clearer satellite images become available.
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The russian Navy's marine mammal programs have been operating for years. The Russians engaged dolphins in the war in Syria in 2018. And in 2022 will use animals in the war against Ukraine. In April of this year, Naval News reported that the Russians have deployed trained fighting dolphins in the bay of Sevastopol to protect their fleet from underwater attack.
Recall
A strong storm hit the Crimean peninsula on November 27. Crimean peninsula on November 27. According to estimates of the occupation authorities preliminary damage from the storm amounted to almost 40 billion rubles
