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The suspected Russian plague lab leak occurred in Siberia, specifically at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East located in the town of Shelekhov, near the city of Irkutsk. This facility is situated in the Irkutsk region of eastern Siberia, a remote area bordering Mongolia and China, approximately 4,200 kilometers from Moscow.
Specific Facility: Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East
Location: Shelekhov (town), Irkutsk (city/region), Siberia (region)
Context: The incident involved the death of a 28-year-old laboratory worker, Daria Shipilova, from a suspected pneumonic plague infection after a reported accident involving a broken test tube.