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The US-backed 46 Biolabs in
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The Pentagon said that the Ukrainian-backed Biolabs are part

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Published 9 June 2022

On Thursday, the Pentagon commented on the U.S.

collaborative work in Ukrainian biological safety, security,
and disease surveillance for both human and animal
health.

The Pentagon released Thursday a fact sheet explaining the

U.S. actions in support of Ukraine's biological safety, security,
and disease surveillance for human and animal health. The
document acknowledges the support offered to 46 various
civilian laboratories and health care centers in Ukraine over the
past 20 years as part of peaceful programs.

"U.S. Collaboration With the

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Summit of According to the document, "The
the United States has also worked
Americas collaboratively to improve Ukraine's
biological safety, security, and disease surveillance for human
and animal health, providing support to 46 peaceful Ukrainian
laboratories, health facilities, and disease diagnostic sites over
the last two decades. The collaborative programs have
focused on improving public health and agricultural safety
measures at the nexus of nonproliferation."

"This work, often conducted in partnership with outside

organizations, such as the WHO and the World Organization
for Animal Health (OIE), has resulted in safer and more
effective disease surveillance and detection," said the fact
sheet. "Ukrainian scientists have acted consistently with
international best practices and norms in publishing research
results, partnering with international colleagues and multilateral
organizations, and widely distributing their research and public
health findings."

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The US government has supported 46

facilities in Ukraine over the past 20
years, but as part of a peaceful public
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The U.S. Department of Defense said that the program does

not include the use of biological, nuclear, or chemical
weapons.

Major General Igor Konashenkov, Russian Defense Ministry

Spokesman, has said that during the special military operation
in Ukrainian territory, the Russian forces have found a trace of
an emergency cleaning for erasing evidenced on a biological
program directed by the U.S. Defense Department.

The Russian official said personnel from the Ukrainian-based

labs admitted to eliminating hazardous pathogens on February
24, such as the plague, anthrax, tularemia, cholera, and other
deadly diseases.

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