This might seem straight out of a James Bond scenario, but it is another facet of the war between Russia and Ukraine. On Tuesday, several Ukrainian media announced that the wife of Kyrylo Budanov, the powerful head of kyiv’s military intelligence, had been hospitalized in serious condition following an attempted poisoning. His life is not in danger, but an investigation into attempted murder has been opened.
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With our correspondent in kyiv, Stéphane Siohan
Kyrylo Budanov, the young head of Ukrainian military intelligence, has become a familiar face to his fellow citizens, as has his wife, Marianna, who notoriously lives in her husband’s over-protected office since the beginning of the war. full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian site Babel revealed that the young woman had been urgently hospitalized a few days ago following an attempted poisoning. Doctors allegedly found traces of heavy metals in his body, including arsenic and mercury, according to statements by Valeriy Kondratyuk, the former head of the department headed by Kyrylo Budanov.
According to Kondratyuk’s revelations, the poisoning was administered through food, and it also affected Marianna Budanova’s bodyguards, as well as several high-ranking officers, including heads of the different sectors responsible for operations against Russia within the Main Intelligence Directorate.
On Tuesday, the spokesperson for HUR, military intelligence, confirmed this information, in a context where Kyrylo Budanov, leader of Ukrainian special operations, has become a priority target for the Russians.
Injured before the war in a car bomb attack, Kyrylo Budanov saw several Russian missiles target his administration. He has already escaped at least ten elimination attempts.
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