MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. The operation of US biological laboratories on Ukrainian soil is the grossest violation of human rights and runs counter to international treaties, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova said.

"The US creating laboratories on Ukrainian soil to test biological agents, actually deploying biological weapons, is the grossest, most shameless and large-scale violation of human rights; it effectively destroys the very notion of human value, the value of human life and well-being," she said at a plenary session of the State Duma on Tuesday where the final report of the parliamentary panel looking into the work of US biolabs in Ukraine was presented.

According to the ombudswoman, such actions grossly contradict the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Biological Weapons Convention and other international acts. "We realize that Ukraine is a border state and inevitably such actions will affect the lives and well-being of Russian citizens. Moreover, this is a real threat to all of mankind," she added.

Moskalkova emphasized that to date, there hasn’t been a proper reaction from the international community and international human rights structures to the US’ bioaggression, even as it also unfolds in Armenia, Georgia and other countries. "I support [the report on the operation of US biological laboratories in Ukraine] and ask to continue measures on [ensuring] biosecurity, expand the geography of the investigation and insist on creating an international commission to investigate the operations of such biolabs," she concluded.