Russia's Ministry of Defense Presents Evidence of Military Biological Projects in Ukraine

Russia has reported the creation of biological weapons components in Ukraine. According to TASS, this statement was made by Igor Kirilov, head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces of the Russian Armed Forces.

"We believe that biological weapons components have been created on the territory of Ukraine," said Kirilov. He presented a document dated March 6, 2015, which he claims "confirms the Pentagon's direct involvement in financing military biological projects in Ukraine."

Kirilov noted that "according to established practice, American projects in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare are financed through national health authorities in third countries, including in Africa and Asia."

"It is no coincidence that these biological laboratories have been chosen by the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the contractor Black and Witch as executors of project UP-8, aimed at researching the pathogens of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, leptospirosis, and hantavirus," Kirilov said.

According to him, the interest of U.S. military biologists is related to the fact that these pathogens have natural reservoirs both in Ukraine and Russia. "Their use could be disguised as natural outbreaks of diseases. That is why this project received additional funding and the timelines for its implementation were extended," Kirilov stated.

Kirilov added that laboratories of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, and Kharkiv received $32 million in funding from the U.S. He also noted that the U.S. prohibits the publication of data on military biological activities in other countries, while Ukrainian laboratories "continue to destroy biological materials and documents related to research on dangerous infections."

Additionally, the Russian Armed Forces claim to have documents confirming the transfer of biological samples from Ukraine to third countries, including Germany, Great Britain, and Georgia.