So, a possible biological event in the Irkutsk Oblast in South East Russya at a research facility there, has triggered a Moskva publicity stunt: again. These stunts that flow from the desk of FSB leaders, Kremlin insiders, Mad Vlad's chief advisory staff, and the parking lot attendants, janitorial crews, and a few hangers-on looking for amusement follow the usual pattern(s).
Stuff happens, word is received by FSB HQ, desk clerk on duty goes to round file and pulls out Plan A response protocols. Then he presses a button that shocks Dmitry Peskov awake, who then issues his "official" position statement, which is always the same: 'nothing of note has happened, officials have corrected the situation, and conditions are back to normal'. End of statement, end of story. Dmitry goes back to the couch.
Well, this time, the governor of Irkutsk oblast issued a statement, citing what "may" have happened. He didn't clear this with Moskva, apparently. A worker at the old Soviet facility died. Coworkers were then isolated and confined. FSB soldiers took control of the facility. Information was clamped shut. A hospital was closed down to any visitors. Life in the largest country in the world continues. Nothing has changed. The W.H. O. asks questions. Answers are not forth coming.
Who's in charge? Mad Vlad the Dicktator.