Ukrainian biological weapons in direct proximity to Russian territory, warns Russians MFA

Amid escalations in Russia Ukraine war, Russian Foreign Ministry has w warned against Ukraine’s biological weapons placed near Russian borders. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Tuesday said that Kyiv regime was found to have been concealing traces of a military biological programme in Ukrainian biological laboratories. She revealed that components of biological weapons being developed in se laboratories were in direct proximity to Russian territory.

Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement on Tuesday to reveal that Kyiv regime was developing biological weapons that are w in proximity to Russian borders. It furr claimed that biological programme was being run with funding from United States. Earlier on Sunday, Russian Ministry of Defence h claimed that government in Kyiv ordered “emergency destruction” of pathogens including plague and anthrax at laboratories near Russian border.

“We confirm that, during special military operation in Ukraine, Kiev regime was found to have been concealing traces of a military biological programme implemented with funding from United States Department of Defence,” Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.

She ded that documentation on urgent erication of highly hazardous pathogens of plague, anthrax, rabbit-fever, cholera and or lethal diseases was received from employees of Ukrainian bio laboratories. " documentation is w being thoroughly analysed by specialists of nuclear, biological and chemical protection troops,” she ded.

However, Russian MFA claimed that biological weapons were in direct proximity to Russian territory and steps were necessary to control such moves by US and its allies. “We can conclude that components of biological weapons were being developed in Ukrainian laboratories in direct proximity to Russian territory. urgent erication of highly hazardous pathogens on February 24 was ordered to prevent exposing a violation of Article I of Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) by Ukraine and United States,” statement re. Zakharova claimed that ‘hazardous’ moves like se must be kept under international control.

Russia accuses Ukraine of destroying US-funded bioweapons programme

Earlier on Sunday, Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that government in Kyiv ordered “emergency destruction” of pathogens including plague and anthrax at US-funded laboratories near Russian border. Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov on Sunday said that Russia’s military found evidence of a US-financed military biological programme being developed in Ukraine. He h accused Ukrainian government of taking hasty measures to conceal any traces of military biological programme amid war. Meanwhile,  US on Tuesday mitted that Ukraine houses “biological research facilities”.

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