The research conducted in the labs has a worth of its own which is possible why they want to capture themWhy would Russia even need Ukrainian biolabs to win the war? They invented their own strain of anthrax that was easily transmittable & burned the lab down to the ground in a panic, to this day the vials that were there remain untouched. If Russia wanted to, they could just uncover the rubble & throw the world's most deadly anthrax at Ukraine or any other nation they wanted.