Ukraine spy chief's wife poisoned, says Kyiv
Source: BBC
Ukraine spy chief's wife poisoned, says Kyiv
28 November 2023
By Jaroslav Lukiv
BBC News
The wife of Ukraine's spy chief Lt Gen Kyrylo Budanov, Marianna Budanova, has been poisoned with heavy metals, a spokesman for the country's military intelligence has told BBC Ukrainian.
Andriy Yusov said several other agency employees also had mild symptoms of poisoning. He did not specify how many.
Reports in Ukrainian media did not say whether or not Russia was thought to be behind the alleged attack.
There were no suggestions that Gen Budanov may also have been targeted.
The general, who leads the Main Directorate of Intelligence (DIU) of Ukraine's defence ministry, has played a key role in planning and sometimes executing major military operations against Russian forces, following Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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