US Contractor Black & Veatch Involved Ukrainian Firms in Biolab Construction
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Declassified US intelligence reveals US contractor Black & Veatch subcontracted Ukrainian firms like Makrokhim and Mediamax for building and equipping biological laboratories in Odessa, Uzhhorod, and Kherson between 2010-2012.
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Why It Matters
Declassified US intelligence materials indicate that the US contractor Black & Veatch engaged several Ukrainian companies in the construction and equipping of biological laboratories within Ukraine.
MOSCOW, June 17. /TASS/. The US contractor Black & Veatch involved a number of Ukrainian companies in the construction and equipping of biological laboratories in Ukraine, TASS discovered after reviewing declassified US intelligence materials.
According to the documents, the subcontractors for design, construction, and equipment supply included the Ukrainian firms "Makrokhim," "Mediamax," "Tekhno Proekt," the Project Technical Center, "Odesa Invest," "Ekzotyka," and "RK-Tsentr."
The companies participated in the construction of diagnostic centers and reference laboratories in Odessa, Uzhhorod, and Kherson. Permits for work with highly dangerous pathogens for these facilities were issued by the regime commission of the Ukrainian Health Ministry in 2010-2012.
Open Questions
- What was the exact nature of the work performed by these Ukrainian companies?
- What is the current status of these laboratories?
- What was the US government's awareness of these subcontractors?
