A microbiologist from the US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases in a biohazard suit. File photoMOSCOW, June 16Residents of the LPR and DPR became more likely to become infected with viruses after the United States began funding biological programs in Ukraine, said Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian Radiation Chemical and Biological Protection Forces (RCBZ). Ukrainian projects, among the military, as well as residents of the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics, numerous cases of infectious diseases were recorded,» he said.The United States in Ukraine is training field epidemiologists, the Ministry of Defense said. Kirillov referred to the report of the Ministry of Health of the DPR, according to which, in his presentation, in 2016 the incidence of tularemia increased by 9.5 times compared to 2007. including an increase in the number of military personnel among the sick,» the general added. According to him, the Ministry of Defense does not disclose the personal data of the infected for security purposes. It is alleged that the information was handed over to Russian investigators in the Investigative Committee.
"Let me remind you that in the NATO guidelines (Guidelines for the assessment of radiation, chemical, biological and nuclear losses) tularemia is considered as one of the priority biological agents. It was this pathogen that was used during the military exercises of the alliance at the training grounds in Sweden with official confirmation in 2012", said Kirillov.
In addition, according to the Russian department, since 2017 in 12 regions of Ukraine, in which biological objects of the Pentagon, several dozen outbreaks of hepatitis A were recorded. According to the head of the RKhBZ, more than 10 thousand people fell ill, in most cases the cause of the diseases was not established. over 30). It was headed by Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Irina Yarovaya and Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev. The result of the work will be a report to the president and government, international organizations will form a dossier. Previously, the UK opened a criminal case on the development of biological weapons. According to Russian investigators, since 2005 the United States has funded biological programs in Ukraine totaling over $224 million. mental patients since 2011