According to RT , Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov reported this information to the Russian State Duma (the lower house of the Russian parliament) on April 11. He also confirmed that the Russian army had found a lot of evidence in the Donetsk, Lugansk and Kherson regions.
"We have no doubt that the United States, under the guise of ensuring global biosecurity, has been conducting dual-use research, including the creation of components for biological weapons near Russian borders," the Russian commander alleged.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Commander of the Russian Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces - Photo: SPUTNIK/RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
Kirillov said the military came to this conclusion after interviewing numerous witnesses and reviewing some 2,000 pages of documents found in Kherson, Donetsk and Lugansk. The Russian investigation also involved a parliamentary task force and federal law enforcement agencies.
In addition, they also claimed to have identified specific individuals involved in military biological research activities on US and Ukrainian territory and affirmed that the "facts made public by the Russian Ministry of Defense " were "unquestionable".
Moscow has raised concerns about a network of secret US-funded laboratories in Ukraine since the early weeks of the conflict, regularly making accusations.
The US government confirmed the existence of the labs it funded last March, but insisted they were legal and not aimed at military purposes; as well as accusations of a "Russian disinformation campaign".
Moscow also raised the issue at the United Nations last October, demanding an international investigation, but the proposal was blocked by the US, UK and France at the Security Council.
Russia tests intercontinental ballistic missile
According to TASS news agency, Russia's Strategic Missile Forces conducted a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Kapustin Yar training range in Russia's Astrakhan Region.
Scene of the missile test launch - Photo: TASS
The Russian Defense Ministry said the launch was aimed at testing the army's supply of advanced ICBMs, as well as "allowing to demonstrate the correctness of the solutions used in the development of new strategic missile complexes."
The exercise hit a simulated target at the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan with the specified accuracy. "The launch fully fulfilled its task," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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