Russian Official Wanted to Use Dogs as Suicide Bombers in Ukraine: Report


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To treat the homeless animal problem in Russia, Viktor Makarov, deputy for the Communist Party in Oryol, suggested using homeless dogs as suicide bombers to "blow up tanks" in Ukraine, the Orel Times reported Friday. The option was mentioned at 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, the managing editor at Meduza, who took to Twitter on Saturday. "A Communist deputy in Russia's Oryol region wants to train stray dogs to run at Ukrainian tanks as suicide bombers," Rothrock wrote. However,...