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March 11, 2016

Russian military seeks five combat dolphins
Moscow (AFP) March 9, 2016
Russia's defence ministry is looking to buy five dolphins, the government revealed on Wednesday, as the country strives to revive its Soviet-era use of sea mammals for military tasks. The military has opened the bidding on a 1.75 million ruble ($24,000) contract to deliver dolphins to the military in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol by August 1, according to a document uploaded Wednesday to the government's procurement website. According to public contract documentation, it is seeking two f ... read more

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