Russian Defense Ministry: Kiev may be preparing a provocation with dangerous pathogens

10.03.2023, Moscow.

Recent changes in the rules regarding the transportation of biomaterials with the highest hazard level, adopted in Ukraine, may indicate that Kiev is preparing a provocation against Russia, said Igor Kirillov, Commander of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops, on March 10 during the briefing.

“In January 2023, the Ukrainian government approved new requirements for the accounting, storage, transportation and destruction of microorganisms, toxins and poisons that originated from animals and plants,” said Lieutenant General Kirillov.

The Russian military noted that according to the documents adopted in Ukraine, close attention is paid to the international transportation by air of substances with the highest hazard level “A”.

“Under the pretext of reducing the risks of spreading the infectious diseases, the Kiev regime continues to interact with the Pentagon in the military biological programs, including the transfer of pathogenic biomaterials. Such activities can be conducted in order to carry out provocations with dangerous pathogens, and the subsequent blaming of the Russian Federation as a responsible party for such actions,” emphasized Igor Kirillov.

During his speech, Lieutenant General Kirillov denied the recent statement made by John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, that the US biological laboratories located in Ukraine had been deactivated. “The documents we obtained refute Kirby’s statement,” said Igor Kirillov.

Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency