--- title: Russia Offers France Puppy to Replace Killed Police Dog description: He's meant to replace the police dog who died during a raid canonical: https://time.com/4123380/russia-france-puppy/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-21T14:47:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:55.852Z og:title: Russia Offers France New Puppy to Replace Police Dog Killed in Terror Raid og:description: The puppy is meant to replace Diesel, a 7-year-old Belgian Shepard og:url: https://time.com/4123380/russia-france-puppy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt366b3c1a9f54689b/698872563c1639649c45add5/dobrynya.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Russia Paris Attacks Puppy og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Russia Offers France New Puppy to Replace Police Dog Killed in Terror Raid twitter:description: The puppy is meant to replace Diesel, a 7-year-old Belgian Shepard twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt366b3c1a9f54689b/698872563c1639649c45add5/dobrynya.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Russia Offers France New Puppy to Replace Police Dog Killed in Terror Raid > Sponsored content. 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Tributes To Paris From Around the World_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Nov 21, 2015 2:47 PM UTC  Russian Interior Ministry will send a puppy, Dobrynya, to their French counterparts as a sign of solidarity, on Nov. 20, 2015. Russian Interior Ministry will send a puppy, Dobrynya, to their French counterparts as a sign of solidarity, on Nov. 20, 2015. Russian Interior Ministry/AP by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Nov 21, 2015 2:47 PM UTC Russia has [offered to send](http://news.yahoo.com/russia-gives-france-puppy-replace-police-dog-killed-112930593.html) France an Alsatian puppy after a French police dog was killed during a counter-terror operation. The police dog, named Diesel, [died Wednesday ](http://time.com/4118475/french-police-dog-killed-paris-suburbs/)during an [apartment raid](http://time.com/4117835/paris-attacks-saint-denis-raid/) against suspects connected to the recent terror attacks on Paris. Now, as a gesture of solidarity, Russia has offered to send a puppy to France “as a sign of solidarity,” AFP reports. Russia’s interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev wrote a letter to his French counterpart, Bernard Cazeneuve, offering to send the pup as “a sign of solidarity with the people and police of France.” The dog’s name is Dobrynya, in honor of Russian folk legend Dobrynya Nikitich, who’s known for his strength and courage. The two-month-old pooch currently lives at a police dog center in Moscow, and will have to be screened before heading to France. Police tweeted a picture of Diesel, a 7-year-old Belgian Shepherd, shortly after his death, with the caption: “Assault and explosives search dogs are indispensable in the missions of the operators of the raid.” Twitter users expressed their support for the dog with the hashtags #RIPDiesel, #JeSuisUnChien (“I am a dog”) and #NotAllHeroesAreHuman. > [](https://twitter.com/PNationale/status/666916020234383361) ## Transcript France is our oldest ally. The French people have stood shoulder to shoulder with the United States time and again. And we want to be very clear that we stand together with them in the fight against terrorism and extremism. We pause to mourn those victims from today's attacks in Paris. We ask that you join us in remembering these individuals and their loved ones. [ MUSIC ] I hope that all of you here will be able Join with me in expressing our particular sympathy and solidarity. [ MUSIC ] What the terrorists Terrorists want is to make us afraid, to seize us with fear. 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