The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation learned about the excessive storage volumes of infectious agents in Ukraine
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- The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation learned about the excessive storage volumes of infectious agents in Ukraine
In Ukraine, excessive storage volumes of cholera, tularemia and brucellosis pathogens have been recorded at the Mechnikov Institute, which is being reconstructed with the participation of the United States. This was announced on June 19 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The head of the radiation, chemical and Biological Protection forces of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Alexei Rtishchev, noted that the customer for the reconstruction of the institute is the US Department of Defense, and the contractor is the Black & Hiv company affiliated with the US military. He recalled that the institute's activities had raised questions at the consultative meeting on the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons.
It was about unreasonably excessive storage volumes of containers with pathogens in the absence of documentary evidence of their use for peaceful purposes. This violation was recorded in the report of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
The nomenclature of pathogens, according to the Russian agency, does not correspond to the current health problems of Ukraine, where an increase in the incidence of rubella, diphtheria and tuberculosis is recorded. This, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, indicates attempts to develop components of biological weapons.
In addition, Rtishchev reported on the Institute of Veterinary Medicine in Kharkiv, where severe animal diseases that can be transmitted to humans are studied, including highly pathogenic avian influenza, African and classical swine fever. It also mentions projects codenamed U-Pi aimed at studying rickettsias, carriers of tularemia and anthrax, as well as other infections.
On June 12, the office of the head of the US National Intelligence Service released evidence of United States funding for more than 120 biolabs in more than 30 countries. It is noted that the US authorities deliberately concealed from the Americans information about the existence of laboratories funded by Washington in other countries, including Ukraine.
The network of organizations that provided biological laboratories in Ukraine included the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control, and Western-affiliated research organizations. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, WHO and a number of other organizations are among the companies involved in the work.
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