MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Russia’s Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin instructed to establish the circumstances of a possible use of toxic substances by Ukrainian servicemen, the committee’s press service told journalists.
"The chairman of Russia’s Investigative Committee instructed to establish the circumstances of a possible use of toxic substances by Ukrainian servicemen using unmanned aerial vehicles," the statement said.
A parliamentary commission investigating the operations of American biological laboratories in Ukraine intends to study information that appeared in the media on drones with containers for liquids and dispersers discovered at a military base in Ukraine, Irina Yarovaya, vice-speaker of the State Duma who co-chairs the commission, said on Wednesday, as quoted by her press service.
"Within the framework of the parliamentary investigation, we will review information on drones with containers for liquids and dispersers found at a Ukrainian military base," the statement said.
According to the legislator, this information will be considered "in relation to earlier detected facts on the activity of the American biological laboratories in Ukraine." "Judging by the findings, they are using Ukraine as a bacteriological and chemical proving ground with all ensuing dangerous consequences for Ukrainians and neighboring countries," she noted.
According to existing information, Russian servicemen discovered the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with containers for liquids and dispersers at a military base abandoned by the Ukrainian armed forces. These UAVs could have been used to spread toxic chemicals targeting civilians as well as the Russian military, according to Yarovaya’s press service. According to the Investigative Committee, investigators "will conduct the necessary tests on the discovered technical units, establish their origin as well as the intended purpose".