Sergiyev Posad-6, a military site northeast of Moscow, was a biological weapons research center during the Cold War. A major renovation began at the site shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Washington Post reports.
  • frunch@lemmy.world
    21·
    6 hours ago

    I’ve been wondering what the endgame is for Russia if they can’t defeat Ukraine. You know they won’t accept defeat without some scorched earth sorta business first…dirtier and dirtier tricks etc. This is gonna get a lot worse before it ends…

  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
    50·
    9 hours ago

    Russian officials have said that the purpose of the labs is to study Ebola viruses and other deadly microbes in order to protect Russia from possible bioterrorism.

    So they are weaponizing Ebola and other deadly microbes in order to commit bioterrorism.

    Every statement they make, the complete opposite is the truth.

    • Ton@lemmy.world
      35·
      8 hours ago

      Remember the claim that the West was operating biolabs in Ukraine?

      Every accusation is an admission…

      • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
        2·
        6 hours ago

        As part of the supposed “casus beli” against Ukraine. So Russia expanding their bio-weapon labs means…

  • lurch (he/him)English
    20·
    8 hours ago

    A lot of people think, if they could time travel, they would go back and kill Hitler before the atrocities started. russia is on a path where some people will think similar things.

  • hydroptic@sopuli.xyz
    71·
    8 hours ago

    Operation Unthinkable should have happened. It would have meant millions more deaths right after WW II, but it would have prevented decades more of Russian oppression in the Soviet “republics” (ie. their colonies).

    It was our last chance to unfuck Russia, but now that they have nuclear weapons, they’re going to be a threat to the rest of the world for as long as they exist.