Russia has deployed trained military dolphins at its naval base in the Black Sea – possibly to protect its fleet from an underwater attack – according to new analysis of satellite images. The Sevastopol naval base is crucial for the Russian military, as it sits in the southern tip of Crimea which Moscow seized in 2014. “Our specialists developed new devices that convert dolphins’ underwater sonar detection of targets into a signal to the operator’s monitor. Satellite imagery from 2018 revealed Russia also used dolphins at its naval base in Tartus, Syria during the Syrian war. A beluga whale spotted off the coast of Norway in 2019 was believed to be trained by the Russian navy.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2022 22:07 UTC