To address the problem of homeless animals in Russia, Viktor Makarov, a Communist Party deputy in Oryol, suggested using homeless dogs as suicide bombers to “blow up tanks” in Ukraine, the Orel Times reported.
The option was mentioned in a recent session of the Legislative Assembly where Makarov previously suggested that the dogs be sent to China. Makarov’s comments caught the attention of Kevin Rothrock, Meduza’s managing editor, who took to Twitter.
“A communist deputy in Russia’s Oryol region wants to train stray dogs to run towards tanks Ukrainians as suicide bombers,” Rothrock wrote.
However, none of Makarov’s suggestions appealed to his colleagues, as they had many logistical questions the newspaper reported. Oleg Koshelev, deputy chairman of the regional parliament, asked about the chances that sterilized dogs will not bite people.
Meanwhile, Deputy Andrei Frolov also asked about the financial cost of keeping a homeless animal per day. After discussion and lack of response, the proposed law did not pass.
Mark Hertling, former commanding general of the United States Army Europe, also took to Twitter on Saturday and questioned the proposed plan. by Russian official.
“I don’t know why they see the need to train dogs to do this…they are currently asking UK soldiers to do the same,” Hertling tweeted. .
Rajan Menon, director of Defense Priorities’ Grand Strategy program, told Newsweek that “this may be further proof that the Russians are doing everything they can to prevail” in their ongoing war with Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the latest report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that Russia is trying to capitalize on the West’s desire to negotiate.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin had a one-hour telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on December 2 in which Putin falsely stated that financial and military aid Western access to Ukraine creates a situation where the Ukrainian government flatly rejects talks between Moscow and Kiev and calls on Scholz to reconsider Germany’s approach to developments in Ukraine,” the US-based think tank said.
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