Ukraine spy chief’s wife poisoned The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine will mark two years in February. During this time, Russia is adopting various methods to weaken its enemies. Meanwhile, an intelligence source has confirmed that the wife of the Ukrainian spy chief has been poisoned. Mariana Budanova, wife of Lt. Gen. Kirill Budanov, was admitted to the hospital for treatment after feeling unwell for a long time.
According to a BBC report, Ukraine’s Ukrainska Pravda news website said several other intelligence officials had also been poisoned. However, there was no indication that General Budanov had also been targeted. The general, who heads Ukraine’s Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (DIU), has planned and sometimes carried out major military operations against Russian forces since the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Moscow. Important role in implementation.
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A Reuters report claims that an attempt was made to kill Mariana Budanova, the wife of Kirill Budanov. For this he was poisoned. Traces of toxic metal were found in his body, after which he is undergoing treatment at the hospital. Moscow has previously blamed Ukrainian secret services for the killing of a pro-war Russian blogger and a pro-war journalist on Russian soil. According to a Reuters report, Kiev has denied any involvement in those deaths.
Budanov had previously said that he would continue to kill Russians anywhere in the world until Ukraine was completely conquered. No details were given about the type of heavy metal suspected in the poisoning of Budanov’s wife. However, the unnamed official clarified that these substances are not used in any way in daily life or in military operations. Meanwhile, Ukrainska Pravda quoted a source as saying that their food may have been poisoned and that several other GUR staff members were also poisoned.
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First published: November 29, 2023, 09:49 IST