That's a lovely gesture on the part of Putin. These service dogs have saved many lives in the past and have important jobs to do. As you can see, Diesel was a beautiful dog, and this puppy looks like it will also be beautiful when it grows up.
The puppy who will grow up to be France's next Diesel: Little Dobrynia is donated by Russia as a sign of solidarity to replace hero canine killed by suicide jihadi
By FLORA DRURY FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 13:17 EST, 20 November 2015 | UPDATED: 20:48 EST, 20 November 2015
Russia has shown its solidarity with the people of France in an unusual way - by donating a new puppy to carry on the memory of Diesel, the police dog killed by a suicide bomber on Wednesday.
The little puppy, called Dobrynia, has been sent to Paris by the Russian government to help 'in the fight against terrorism'.
It will be trained up to continue to vital work that Diesel, a seven-year-old Belgian shepherd, was doing before she was killed in the raid on the apartment block in Saint-Denis, where Paris massacre mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud was hiding out.
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Solidarity: Russia has sent puppy Dobrynia to the French police after they lost dog Diesel in the raid on the Parisian apartment block where Abdelhamid Abaaoud was hiding out following Friday's attacks
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Diesel, a seven-year-old Belgian shepherd, was a member of the SWAT team in charge of the raid. She was blown up by the suicide bomber who also killed Hasna Ait Boulahcen
Diesel, a member of the SWAT team, was sent into the building to sniff out booby traps ahead of her human colleagues - and was caught up in the explosion after the first suicide bomber blew themselves up.
A source told MailOnline: 'When the policemen arrived with the dog, the dog came in first and was immediately killed. The French people are sad about her death.'
The force said that 'assault and explosives' search dogs are indispensable to the work of the French anti-terror unit known as RAID.
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The puppy who will grow to be France's next Diesel
The puppy who will grow up to be France's next Diesel: Little Dobrynia is donated by Russia as a sign of solidarity to replace hero canine killed by suicide jihadi
- Diesel killed during raid on apartment where Paris mastermind was hiding
- Belgian shepherd was sent in to sniff out booby traps but died in blast
- Tale seems to have touched Vladimir Putin, who sent puppy to Paris
- Dobrynia will be trained up to join the same team as her predecessor
- See more news on Russia's solidarity with France
By FLORA DRURY FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 13:17 EST, 20 November 2015 | UPDATED: 20:48 EST, 20 November 2015
Russia has shown its solidarity with the people of France in an unusual way - by donating a new puppy to carry on the memory of Diesel, the police dog killed by a suicide bomber on Wednesday.
The little puppy, called Dobrynia, has been sent to Paris by the Russian government to help 'in the fight against terrorism'.
It will be trained up to continue to vital work that Diesel, a seven-year-old Belgian shepherd, was doing before she was killed in the raid on the apartment block in Saint-Denis, where Paris massacre mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud was hiding out.
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Solidarity: Russia has sent puppy Dobrynia to the French police after they lost dog Diesel in the raid on the Parisian apartment block where Abdelhamid Abaaoud was hiding out following Friday's attacks
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Diesel, a seven-year-old Belgian shepherd, was a member of the SWAT team in charge of the raid. She was blown up by the suicide bomber who also killed Hasna Ait Boulahcen
Diesel, a member of the SWAT team, was sent into the building to sniff out booby traps ahead of her human colleagues - and was caught up in the explosion after the first suicide bomber blew themselves up.
A source told MailOnline: 'When the policemen arrived with the dog, the dog came in first and was immediately killed. The French people are sad about her death.'
The force said that 'assault and explosives' search dogs are indispensable to the work of the French anti-terror unit known as RAID.
Read more:
The puppy who will grow to be France's next Diesel
