The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released documents confirming that the US government funded over 120 biological laboratories in more than 30 countries. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

"After several months of studying the archives and materials of the intelligence community, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is publishing new data confirming that the US government has funded over 120 biological laboratories in more than 30 countries for many years," the agency's statement said.

According to US national intelligence documents, laboratories in Ukraine stored anthrax, tularemia, Ebola virus, plague, and other dangerous pathogens.