Russian Military Takes Full Control Over Combat Dolphin Program in Crimea

2014/09/12

SEVASTOPOL, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Defense Ministry has assumed full administrative control over the Crimean State Oceanarium, which carries out a comprehensive combat dolphin training program, acting Sevastopol governor told RIA Novosti in an interview on Friday.


"The jurisdiction over this facility has been fully transferred to the Russian Defense Ministry," Sergei Menyailo said.


The program, dating to the 1960s, currently involves at least 13 dolphins and some sea lions, according to local sources.


The facility is one of only two such combat dolphin training centers in the world, the other is run by the US Navy in San Diego.



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