DISINFO: The Ukrainian secret services are preparing a provocation with bioweapons to blame Russia
SUMMARY
At a US-supported training in August-September this year in Lviv, methods for carrying out provocations with the Avian influenza virus were practiced in order to accuse Russia of biological sabotage. The presence of the representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Ukrainian national police at the event indicates possible aiming of the Ukrainian special services to carry out provocations with biological weapons “under a false flag”.
The purpose of the exercise is to detect cases of infectious disease in the Mykolaiv Oblast of Ukraine, to collect and analyse samples. As a result, it is concluded that “with a high degree of probability” the incident is the result of bio sabotage by Russia.
RESPONSE
A repeated pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about false flag operations and Ukrainian attempts to carry out biological provocations against Russia, aiming to advance a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about biological weapons.
There is no evidence that Ukraine is preparing any false flag provocations against Russia using biological weapons.
This message is a part of the narrative about US biolabs and alleged biological weapons development. The ultimate goal of this disinformation story is to promote a years-long baseless narrative about US bio-laboratories for military purposes, falsely portraying US-funded research facilities in Ukraine and other countries as military sites, as pro-Kremlin disinformation deliberately blurred the line between biological weapons and biological research.
This disinformation campaign has been repeatedly debunked, including by the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu and by Russian biologists who examined Moscow’s “proofs”, but pro-Kremlin outlets and Russian authorities continue promoting it with growing intensity since 2022 to justify Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Accusing others of “false flag operations” and “setups” to increase tensions or cover Russia’s own illicit actions are frequent pro-Kremlin disinformation techniques. Russian authorities and pro-Kremlin outlets frequently make these claims even if nothing emerges afterwards, aiming to reinforce the narrative that Russia is constantly the victim of such operations.
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