The U.S. Naval Institute examined satellite images taken by Maxar Technologies in Sevastopol, Crimea, and found that two dolphin pens had been placed by the Russian Navy in the port city. They moved there in February – around the time Russia launched its attack on its neighbor. Live Ukrainian news: “Reliable information” Russia executes Ukrainians trying to surrender Animals in marine mammal programs are trained to perform tasks such as mine detection, protection of ships and ports, and finding hostile divers. “This could prevent Ukrainian special forces forces from entering the port underwater to sabotage warships,” the USNI News reported. It is unclear whether Ukraine has planned such operations targeting Sevastopol, he said. While many of the Russian ships at the base are out of range of Ukrainian missiles, they are potentially vulnerable to “submarine sabotage”, according to the report. Read more: Russia must be repelled by “all of Ukraine” Image: A satellite image of Maxar Technologies taken earlier this month on April 7 shows the Russian Navy’s Moskva guided missile at the port in Sevastopol, Crimea. The Russian Navy has been operating such a program in Sevastopol since the Cold War, with units being transferred to the Ukrainian armed forces after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the report said. The units came under Russian naval control after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, and programs have expanded since then, he added. The US is also known to run its own marine mammal program.
