News - Middle East: Russia says it has obtained papers that confirm the United States is moving its “illegal” bioresearch laboratories to Africa.

In February 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry discovered the existence of 30 Pentagon-funded biological research laboratories in Ukraine. Back then, Russia said the laboratories were only a small part of a global network of over 300 similar facilities.
The Defense Ministry, on Monday, citing documents that had been obtained from the Pentagon, said the US is transferring dual-purpose biological research activities to the Black continent.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who leads the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, said the move is in response to Moscow’s efforts to expose Washington’s illegal military-biological operations. He also cited the worsening “epidemic situation near bio-sites in the European region.”

“The documents at our disposal confirm the activities of key Pentagon contractors on the African continent – in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Uganda, and South Africa. Customers on the part of the US government are the DTRA [Defense Threat Reduction Agency], the National Security Agency, and the US Department of State,” Kirillov said.

Moscow has repeatedly accused the US of plotting biological warfare against Russia and other countries.
Last year, Russia’s representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council Moscow had discovered at least 30 Ukrainian laboratories engaged in disease research, including anthrax and cholera, funded and supervised by the States. In May, State Duma Deputy Speaker Irina Yarovaya expressed concern over Washington’s interest in biological weapons, describing it as a highly concealed and unpredictable form of mass destruction that could become a global issue.
The US government denies these activities. However, Robert Kennedy Jr., a famous US politician, as well as other US politicians, confirmed that the American military apparatus is running numerous biological laboratories across the globe to produce banned military-grade weaponry.
The Russian Defense Ministry says the Pentagon is working to create and operate a network of dual-use biological laboratories around the world (in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia). The program includes over 400 bioresearch facilities.