In a new Vatnik Soup series, “You pronounced this nonsense, not me”, I’ll be going through some of the most outlandish propaganda pieces ever produced by the 🇷🇺 media and its affiliates. Let’s start with a classic that just refuses to die: bioweapons development in Ukraine. 1/4

Bioweapons claims were initially made by TASS early March:

Biological weapons components…

These claims quickly evolved into conspiracy theories spreading through QAnon/Convoy channels involving the US, NATO and Biden’s son, Hunter. From the initial reporting things got just…weird.

🇷🇺 MoD accused Ukraine of training birds to spread “genetically modified deadly pathogens” that only affect ethnic Russians. This message was delivered by 🇷🇺’s walking meme Major General Konashenkov:

Russian Defense Ministry: "... the United States is training migratory birds to migrate from Ukraine to Russia and distribute bacteriological weapons"

One question. African or European? pic.twitter.com/XKJTJVNhLP

— Howard Altman (@haltman) March 10, 2022

Later in October 🇷🇺 managed to 1-UP these claims and they became even more ridiculous when 🇷🇺’s UN representative Vasily Nebenzya said that Ukraine can “spread mosquitoes infected with dangerous viruses.”

“Combat mosquitoes” follow “d…

What psychedelics are these people taking?