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Gabbard Declassifies Lab Claims
Outgoing U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said declassified documents show the United States has funded more than 120 biological laboratories in over 30 countries, including facilities in Ukraine.
“US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard announced the disclosure of newly declassified documents, saying they show long-standing American government funding for more than 120 biological laboratories in more than 30 countries worldwide, including laboratories located in Ukraine”
In the Ukrainian National News report dated June 12, 2026, Gabbard said the facilities in Ukraine "research pathogens and are under threat of attack."
Hindustan Times reported that Gabbard released the disclosure as President Donald Trump’s administration pushes to end federal funding for certain gain-of-function research projects and increase oversight of overseas biological research programs.
Hindustan Times also quoted Gabbard saying, “Until now, evidence regarding the full existence and funding of these laboratories had been knowingly withheld from the American people.”
Accusations and Named Targets
Gabbard accused politicians and health officials of misleading Americans about U.S.-funded and supported biolabs, and the National Desk quoted her saying, “politicians, so-called health officials like Dr. Fauci, as well as entities within the Biden administration’s national security team, lied repeatedly.”
The National Desk tied the release to President Donald Trump’s order, saying ODNI would continue working with partners to identify where the labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted.
PressTV said the documents also claim Ukraine has more than 40 laboratories built or supported in part by the United States, and it highlighted the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine in Kharkiv.
PressTV reported that the ODNI material stated the Kharkiv facility houses "at least some dangerous pathogens," and that it has historical links to Soviet-era biological research.
Ukraine Risk and Oversight
Several outlets framed the stakes around vulnerability during the Russia-Ukraine war, with Newsweek saying some labs were vulnerable because of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war but had been intentionally covered up by previous administrations.
“WASHINGTON (Diya TV) —Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has released newly declassified intelligence that she says reveals extensive U”
Newsweek quoted Gabbard saying, "ODNI will continue to work closely with partners across the government to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain" to end dangerous gain-of-function research.
NTD News reported that the declassified records highlight more than 40 laboratories in Ukraine handling Soviet-era biological warfare pathogens and conducting research involving Especially Dangerous Pathogens (EDPs), including anthrax, Ebola, MERS, SARS, and the plague.
NTD News also cited a Kherson Diagnostic Laboratory funding figure, saying it received USD 1,728,822 while its permit for working with specific pathogens remained listed as "in progress."
