The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the United States was practicing a provocation with bird flu in Lvov
MOSCOW, October 31. /TASS/. In 2023, the activities of the Ukrainian Science and Technology Center (USTC), which is the main intermediary for the distribution of Pentagon grants, were resumed in Kyiv. With the financial support of the US Agency for International Development and the mediation of the STCU, from August to September, training on responding to biological threats was held at the Lviv National Medical University. Danil Galitsky. The Ukrainian intelligence services may be planning to commit provocations using biological weapons “under a false flag.” This was announced by the Chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.
“I would especially like to note the presence at the training of representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police of Ukraine. This is due not only to the closed nature of the event, but also to the possible targeting of the Ukrainian special services to carry out provocations with biological weapons “under a false flag,” Kirillov said at a briefing on US military biological activities.
Representatives of Ukrainian government bodies and employees of Western non-profit organizations took part in the training. The moderator was Philippa Lentzos, a member of the UK Biosafety Steering Council, who, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, has been actively publishing for several years, discrediting the Russian Federation on biosafety issues in the international arena. Gemma Bowsher, a member of the Department of Military Studies at King's College London, also took part in the training.
The head of the communications department of the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Oksana Kucheryava, who manages projects for government organizations in Ukraine and the United States and is responsible for media planning, was also involved in the training. “Her involvement in the training indicates that issues related to the spread of disinformation in the media will be addressed within the framework of the event,” Kirillov emphasized.
According to the head of the RCBZ troops, the head of the reference laboratory for the diagnosis of viral and especially dangerous pathogens, Irina Demchishina, was present at the event in Lvov. Kirillov recalled that she acted as an intermediary in interaction with Pentagon contractors - Black & Veatch and Metabiota - and supervised the implementation of American projects in Ukraine. All the names mentioned above have been added to the list of persons involved in the Ukrainian military-biological dossier, he noted.
The training scenario included the use of a pathogenic avian influenza virus, which has the possibility of interspecies transition and high lethality for humans. According to the plan of the exercise, Kirillov said, cases of this infectious disease are recorded in the Nikolaev region of Ukraine, after which samples are collected and analyzed.
“As a result, it is concluded that “with a high degree of probability” the incident is the result of biosabotage on the part of the Russian Federation. Information about the outbreak is covered by the media, primarily Western ones, to attract attention to the situation, medical workers are taken to the streets with posters about the involvement Russia is held accountable for violating convention obligations,” noted the head of the RCBZ troops.
In the future, in order to convince the international community of the transparency and impartiality of the data, an investigation is initiated using the mechanism of the UN Secretary General. “The result of the implementation of the scenario is the accusation of Russia for non-compliance with the requirements of the BTWC, its discrediting in the international arena and the introduction of additional sanctions restrictions against our country,” Kirillov added.