🎙 Briefing by Russia's Ministry of Defence on the analysis of documents released by US national intelligence concerning the activities of biolabs in Ukraine (June 19, 2026)

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Russia has repeatedly initiated discussions on relevant international platforms – including the UN Security Council and General Assembly – regarding the facts of Ukraine and Western countries implementing military-biological programmes in violation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.

Bringing documented evidence of this illegal activity by Western countries to the attention of the international community has enabled us to change the situation.

❗️ In May 2026, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced the launch of an investigation into activities linked to the previous US administration’s funding of 120 biolabs abroad, more than 40 of which are located in Ukraine.

This is further evidence that biolabs in Ukraine were financed and reconstructed using funds from the US federal budget.

❌ The documents list facilities in Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Lvov, Vinnitsa, Ternopol, Chernigov and Odessa 👉 where pathogens of plague, anthrax, tularemia, Marburg and Ebola fevers were studied.

The locations and areas of research activity of biolabs previously identified by the Russian Defence Ministry and Foreign Ministry have now been confirmed by US national intelligence materials.

During the special military operation, we obtained additional documents confirming that the focus of this work did not correspond to Ukraine’s actual public health needs – primarily socially significant diseases.

The priority was to study the damaging properties of potential biological warfare agents, as well as infectious agents capable of undermining a state’s economy.

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Our repeated statements that the US Democratic Party was creating a legislative framework for financing military-biological research have been confirmed in the press release published by the Director of National Intelligence.

Scientific organisations and major pharmaceutical companies were involved in this scheme, while funds from non-governmental organisations were attracted under state guarantees. The main contractors for the US military department were Metabiota, Black & Veatch and CH2M Hill, which were responsible for constructing biological facilities and supplying equipment.

☝️ All accusations against Russia of spreading disinformation and conducting hybrid operations to mislead the international community are absolutely false.