Why Russia Uses Marine Animals As Naval Defense In The War Against Ukraine
A satellite image on Friday shows dolphin pens placed at the entrance to Sevastopol Bay, Crimea. (Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies / Brochure via Reuters) Has Russia used marine mammals for military purposes in the past? According to the Moscow Times, Russia has been training marine mammals since Soviet times. In the late 1960s, the Soviet Union used the port of Sevastopol as a base for training dolphins and whales in activities such as mine search and planting explosives, and it is also believed that the Soviets trained sea creatures to kill submarines....