MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. The Russian parliamentary commission probing into US biolabs in Ukraine has concluded that this project was part of the US’ grand plan to destroy the sovereignty of Ukraine, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Irina Yarovaya said.

"The commission concluded that the military-biological project in Ukraine is part of a larger strategy to shatter Ukraine’s sovereignty," she said at a plenary session of the State Duma on Tuesday where the commission’s final report was presented. According to her, the main reference laboratories are located in Lvov, Odessa, Kharkov and Kiev.

"The commission unequivocally concluded that Ukraine was being molded for years by the United States as a major military-biological proving ground and as a foothold for waging an invisible biological war against Russia," the lawmaker added.

In her opinion, the US "maintains and develops" the ability to create biological weapons components and the capability to use them outside of national territory. "They are developing and have already practically created a global military-biological network and global military-biological intelligence to create biological risks, trigger epidemics, and, worst of all, control population numbers," the deputy speaker said.

Yarovaya suggested creating an interfactional working group on biosecurity issues, because in her opinion, this is one of the most "alarming and important issues of Russia’s and the entire world’s security strategy."

Both the State Duma (lower house) and Federation Council (upper house) approved a decree last March that called for conducting a parliamentary investigation into the activities of US biolabs in Ukraine and for establishing a joint bicameral commission to lead such an investigation. The procedure laying the groundwork for the parliamentary investigation was set under instructions from State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. The committee is made up of 14 Duma lawmakers (deputies) and 14 members of the Federation Council (senators). It is co-chaired by Yarovaya and Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev.