Russian propaganda media are once again spreading false claims about "secret laboratories" near Donbas where, allegedly, "tuberculosis pathogens were artificially enhanced."
This was reported on Telegram by the Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, according to Ukrinform.
"Another batch of absurd claims was voiced to propaganda media by so-called 'military expert' Igor Nikulin. He alleged that a network of 'closed laboratories modernized by the Pentagon' operated near Donbas, where 'tuberculosis pathogens were artificially enhanced.' This statement is a continuation of a long-running conspiracy campaign the Kremlin has pursued since 2014," the statement said.
The Center noted that Russia has never provided any evidence over the years of the existence of "secret biolaboratories" or the creation of "biological weapons" on Ukrainian territory.
"Propagandists systematically invent horror stories around ordinary Ukrainian research and sanitary-epidemiological institutions," the Center said, explaining that through this long-running disinformation campaign Russia seeks to justify its war against Ukraine.
