Kyrylo Budanov

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Kyrylo Budanov

Budanov in 2020
Native name Кирило Буданов
Born 4 January 1986 (1986-01-04) (age 38)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater Odesa Military Academy
Predecessor Vasyl Burba
Spouse Marianna Budanova

Kyrylo Oleksiyovych Budanov (Template:Lang-uk; born 4 January 1986) is a Ukrainian military leader who was appointed the chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in August 2020.[1] Budanov previously served as the Deputy Director of one of the Departments of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. He holds the rank of lieutenant general.[2]

Youth and education

Budanov was born in Kyiv on 4 January 1986. He graduated from the Odesa Institute of the Ground Forces in 2007.[3]

Military career

Following his 2007 graduation, Budanov started a military career in the special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.[3]

In 2014, he took part in the Russo-Ukrainian War and was wounded several times. In 2018–2020, he participated in special operations, information about which is classified.[3]

On 4 April 2019, Budanov's Chevrolet Evanda car was blown up by a Russian with documents in the name of "Alexei Lomaka", who planted a mine, but it detonated prematurely. The attacker and the sabotage group that was supposed to blow up Budanov were detained.[4][5]

In 2020, he became Deputy Director of one of the Departments of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine.

On August 5, 2020, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Budanov as head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.

On March 11, 2022 he became the chairman of the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.[6] In September 2022, Budanov was involved in the largest prisoner exchange operation between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, when 215 Ukrainian defenders returned home, including more than 100 fighters and commanders of the Azov Regiment.[3]

In February 2023, the head of the Servant of the People parliamentary bloc, Davyd Arakhamia, stated that Oleksii Reznikov would be replaced by Budanov as defence minister. However, the replacement did not take place, and Budanov was not appointed.[7][8]

On 21 April 2023, the Lefortovo District court in Moscow, Russia issued an arrest warrant against Budanov in relation to the 2022 Ukrainian attack on the Crimean Bridge.[9] Budanov commented on the warrant, stating, "I am pleased. This is a good indicator of our work, and I promise to work even better."[10]

A spokesman for Ukrainian military intelligence said in 2023 that there had been more than ten assassination attempts on Budanov. In November 2023 his wife, Marianna Budanova, was poisoned with heavy metals, probably from poisoned food, and several agency employees had mild symptoms of poisoning.[11] Commentators pointed out that the metals, Mercury and Arsenic, are not usually used in food preparation, making accidental poisoning unlikely.[12][13][14]

Military ranks

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Указ Президента України № 308/2020 «Про призначення К.Буданова начальником Головного управління розвідки Міністерства оборони України», Президент України, 5 серпня 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Указ Президента України №564/2023" (in uk). https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/5642023-48021. Retrieved September 9, 2023. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Взвод № 1. НВ називає 25 найвпливовіших українських військових". https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/generali-peremogi-nv-nazivaye-25-nayvplivovishih-ukrajinskih-viyskovih-50276584.html. 
  4. ↑ Воєнна розвідка України отримала нового очільника, Defense Express, 6 August 2020
  5. ↑ "Крим, Донбас, гібридні війни, дезінформація: новий начальник ГУР назвав завдання на посаді" (in uk). 2020-08-10. https://novynarnia.com/2020/08/10/novyj-nachalnyk-gur-nazvav/. Retrieved 2020-08-11. 
  6. ↑ "ShieldSquare Captcha" (in en). https://www.kmu.gov.ua/npas/pro-utvorennya-koordinacijnogo-shtabu-z-pitan-povodzhennya-z-vijskovopolonenimi-257. 
  7. ↑ "Ukraine’s defence minister to be moved from post, says Zelenskiy ally". 5 February 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/05/talk-of-resignation-and-retreat-swirls-in-ukraine-as-bakhmut-enters-endgame. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Factbox: Who is Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's potential next defence minister?". 6 February 2023. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/who-is-kyrylo-budanov-ukraines-potential-next-defence-minister-2023-02-06/. 
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  11. ↑ Lukiv, Jaroslav (28 November 2023). "Ukraine spy chief's wife poisoned, says Kyiv". BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67552036. 
  12. ↑ "'Personal revenge by Putin': Wife of Ukraine's spy chief poisoned". CNN. 2023-12-01. Archived from the original on 2023-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20231201143311/https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/12/01/ukraine-intelligence-wife-poisoning-russia-pleitgen-pkg-ebof-vpx.cnn. Retrieved 2023-12-03. "Marianna Budanova, the wife of Ukraine's top military intelligence official, has been hospitalized with apparent heavy metals poisoning, according to Ukrainian and Western officials." 
  13. ↑ Katie Bo Lillis, Victoria Butenko (2023-11-29). "Wife of Ukraine’s top military intelligence official hospitalized with apparent heavy metals poisoning". CNN (Washington, DC). Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20231202030741/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/28/politics/wife-of-ukraines-top-military-intelligence-hospitalized/index.html. Retrieved 2023-12-03. "The seriousness of Budanova’s condition was not immediately apparent. According to the GUR representative, she has been hospitalized for a week and had felt poorly for some time prior to being hospitalized. A source with Defense Intelligence told CNN, on the condition of anonymity because the information has not been made public, Budanova tested positive for arsenic and mercury. CNN has reached out to Budanova for comment." 
  14. ↑ Kathryn Mannie (2023-11-28). "Ukraine spy chief’s wife in hospital after being poisoned, officials say". Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20231202051335/https://globalnews.ca/news/10119729/marianna-budanova-poison-ukraine-spy-chief-kyrylo-budanov/. Retrieved 2023-12-03. "Media outlet Babel reported that the heavy metals used to poison the spymaster’s wife are 'not used in any way in everyday life and military affairs,' which suggests 'a purposeful attempt to poison a specific person,' citing a GUR official." 
  15. ↑ "Указ Президента України № 428/2021 «Про присвоєння військового звання»" (in uk). https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4282021-39973. Retrieved Feb 6, 2023. 
  16. ↑ "Указ Президента України №207/2022" (in uk). https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/2072022-42005. Retrieved Feb 6, 2023. 
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