The wife of Ukraine’s military intelligence chief was hospitalized after being poisoned by heavy metals that may have been introduced into her food, according to officials.
Marianna Budanova, a university professor and wife of Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, who heads Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), was completing medical treatment for the effects of the poisoning, according to the Babel publication.
“Yes, I can confirm the information, but unfortunately it is true,” said GUR spokesman Andriy Yusov, without clarifying when the poisoning occurred.
The mysterious substances believed to have made Budanova sick “are in no way used in daily activities or military affairs,” a GUR source told the outlet. “Its presence may indicate a deliberate attempt to poison a specific person.”
Marianna Budanova, the wife of Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, survived an alleged poisoning attempt. M Budanova / e2w Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov (right), who heads Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, has confirmed that his wife (left) has been hospitalized for treatment for heavy metal poisoning. REUTERS
The poison had probably been mixed with Budanova’s food, the Ukrainska Pravda newspaper reported, citing sources in the country’s security apparatus.
“She complained of discomfort and that is why they did some tests that revealed that she had been poisoned,” sources quoted by the publication told the publication.
Other GUR agents were also poisoned, but Budanova was the first to show symptoms, as she weighs much less than the others, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
Valeriy Kondratyuk, former head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, told Russian independent news outlet Meduza that he spoke on Tuesday with Budanov, who confirmed his wife’s poisoning.
“Some of his organs had been affected,” Kondratyuk revealed. “At this point the medical treatment has concluded; “His life is not in danger.”
Budanov, 37, escaped unharmed and was said to be in good health. REUTERS
Ukrainian authorities are investigating Budanova’s poisoning as an attempted murder, RBC Ukraine reports.
Media reports made no suggestion as to who was behind the alleged poisoning nor did they clarify when it occurred.
Kondratyuk raised the idea, without providing any supporting evidence, that Russian security services could have orchestrated the attempt on Budanova’s life.
Budanov himself was not injured and was said to be in “good health.” The 37-year-old military spy chief is said to have survived at least 10 attempts on his life since the start of the war with Russia, a GUR spokesman said in June.
Marianna Budanova sought medical attention after complaining that she was not feeling well. M Budanova/e2w
In an interview with Radio Freedom earlier this year, Budanov said he and his wife have been living in his office and spending 24 hours a day together for security reasons.
“She’s actually a professor at our national police academy,” Budanov told The War Zone website in September. “She is teaching legal psychology. “It’s not a problem for her like it might have been for someone else.”
Budanov has been portrayed as the mastermind of numerous secret operations targeting President Vladimir Putin’s forces, and had previously vowed to “continue killing Russians anywhere in this world until the complete victory of Ukraine.”
A former Ukrainian intelligence official suggested that Vladimir Putin’s security services could be responsible for the poisoning. fake images
In April, a Moscow court had “arrested” Budanov in absentia on terrorism charges.
Moscow has previously blamed the Ukrainian secret services for the murders of pro-war Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and pro-Kremlin journalist Darya Dugina, who died in explosions on Russian soil. kyiv denied involvement in those deaths.
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