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“Russian spy” whale “shot dead”
September 5, 2024 - Animal rights activists claim a beluga whale, suspected of being a Russian spy and found dead off the Norwegian coast, was shot.
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The body of Hvaldimir – a combination of the Norwegian word for whale and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin – was found on September 1 floating off the south-western town of Risavika and taken to the nearest port for examination.
The organisations Noah and One Whale said the whale was found with bullet wounds and filed a complaint with Norwegian police asking them to open a criminal investigation.
Hvaldimir was first spotted in Norwegian waters five years ago with a GoPro camera attached to a harness that read “Equipment of St Petersburg”.
The whale was very interested in people and responded to hand signals, leading Norway’s domestic intelligence agency to presume he had been held in captivity in Russia as part of a research programme before crossing into Norwegian waters.
Moscow has never responded to the allegations about Hvaldimir.