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Russia Proposes International Inspection After Irkutsk Lab Accident

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC · How we work

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Russia Proposes Inspection

Russia proposes allowing international inspection of the Irkutsk institute after a fatal lab accident.
Russian officials say the accident last month killed at least one worker.
The Irkutsk institute, founded in 1934, studied plague and joined the Soviet Factor bioweapon program.
U.S. intelligence disclosed funding for over 120 Ukrainian labs, including a Kharkiv veterinary institute with biosafety deficiencies as of 2019.

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Ukrainian Drones Strike

Ukrainian drones struck the Redkino Experimental Plant in Tver, igniting a fire.
The plant manufactures Decylin-M, a rocket-fuel component for Kh-55 and Kh-101 missiles.
SBU sources say the facility also produces diesel and aviation-kerosene fuel additives.
Governor Vitaly Korolev reported the fire was extinguished, workers sheltered, and no injuries.
Drone strikes also damaged an oil depot near Belgorod and infrastructure in the Kaluga region.

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Russia Proposes Inspection

Russia proposes allowing international inspection of the Irkutsk institute after a fatal lab accident.
Russian officials say the accident last month killed at least one worker.
The Irkutsk institute, founded in 1934, studied plague and joined the Soviet Factor bioweapon program.
U.S. intelligence disclosed funding for over 120 Ukrainian labs, including a Kharkiv veterinary institute with biosafety deficiencies as of 2019.

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