PARANOID Russian politicians fear America is training genetically modified attack mosquitoes to launch an assault on Moscow.
Kremlin MPs believe scientists are working on how to infect the insects with killer viruses which will then, they claim, be launched on the capital, infecting millions.
They have given the supposed project a name and set up a unit to defend against the attack.
Details emerged in film of MP Irina Yarovaya, Head of the Parliamentary Committee for Security, quizzing officials.
She said: “I will name just one Pentagon project, called Allied Insects.
From tongue scraping to saying no, here are 12 health trends to try in 2023
“How do you assess these risks and threats?
“How are we prepared?
“We are waiting for proposals to ensure our economic security.”
Yarovaya was mocked online as footage emerged.
One user wrote: “Two things are infinite — the Universe and Russian idiocy.”
Last week Kyiv boasted that the "countdown has begun" for Russia after Vladimir Putin faced the humiliating Wagner Group rebellion.
President Zelensky said on Twitter: “Everyone who chooses the path of evil destroys himself.
“For a long time, Russia used propaganda to mask its weakness and the stupidity of its government. And now there is so much chaos that no lie can hide it.”