Maybe that was how Russia did it?
First, did the whale have a bumper sticker on it saying “Nordstream or Bust”? If so, we’ve FINALLY solved that mystery.
“Fa love Pa.”
Big deal. This particular story goes back to 2019, but the U.S. Navy has been using trained dolphins and sea lions since the 1960s.
He was flying the MiG-31 Firefox and must think in Russian?
White beluga lives matter
Russian “spy whale”?
Is this like those Jewish Sharks that were eating tourists diving off of the Egyptian coast a few years ago?
Aren’t Belugas snow white in color?
In fairness, the US Navy (and I believe at least one other military) have worked with dolphins in somewhat similar roles (though actual intelligence gathering has never been acknowledged). I absolutely wouldn’t put it past the Russian Military to find ways to use cetaceans for such missions.