DISINFO: Western pharma tested drugs on babies in a hospital in Mariupol
SUMMARY
Babies and underage patients of the psychiatric unit of the Hospital Number 7 of Mariupol were used for testing drugs for big Western pharma firms, aided by Ukrainian officials, according to documents reviewed by Sputnik.
RESPONSE
The allegation is not backed by any evidence. The alleged documents, if they exist, are not shown in this disinformation story nor have they been reviewed by any independent or credible source that can certify that they are not a forgery. Very little specific details are offered in this story, further undermining the credibility of the claims.
Pro-Kremlin outlets have a well-documented history of making horrifying allegations about Ukrainian authorities that are soon exposed as false, such as claims that Zelenskyy allowed Pfizer to test a deadly vaccine on children, that the Zelenskaya Foundation is involved in child trafficking, that Zelensky's wife sold children to Western pedophiles or that the Ukrainian secret services are actively engaged in child and organ trafficking.