Beluga Whales Are Rescued From Ukrainian War Zone to New Home in Spain NYT: Science By: Marc Santora and Emily Anthes 20 June 2024 at 06:45 A pair of whales were extricated from the besieged city of Kharkiv and taken to an aquarium in Spain with help from experts around the world. Β© via OceanogrΓ fic de ValenciaPlombir and Miranda, a pair of Belugas who had survived more than two years of war in Kharkiv, arrive Wednesday at their new sanctuary in Valencia, Spain.