Russian propaganda's latest invention: Ukraine is "developing biological weapons" and using birds to deliver viruses.
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March 10, 2022 5:55 pm
Russia’s state media RIA Novosti cites its Defense Ministry spreading false claims that the Kremlin forces have “exposed” a secret project where a flu strain was being developed in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa's laboratories. Moscow says that Ukraine intends to distribute new viruses in Russia through bats and migratory birds.
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