Marianna Budanova, wife of Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov, was poisoned. Ukrainian media wrote about this, citing sources from the Kiev defense ministry. The woman was diagnosed with heavy metal poisoning. Most likely the poison was placed in the food Budanova consumed. “These substances are in no way used in daily life and military affairs. Their presence may indicate a deliberate attempt to poison a specific person,” sources from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense told local media.
Marianna Budanova: Wife of Kiev’s 007 chief poisoned
Due to the rapid development of poisoning symptoms, Marianna Budanova was hospitalized. She survived and underwent the first round of medical treatment. Ukrainian sources added that the woman “most likely had food poisoning. She is better already.”
30-year-old Budanova is the second wife of Kyrylo Budanov. They have been married for ten years. With a degree in psychology, she worked as a volunteer at the Kiev military hospital from 2015 to 2017. In 2020, she ran as a member of parliament from the Udar party of the Ukrainian capital’s mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko. In 2021 she was an advisor on anti-corruption she. Speaking in recent months, the chief of military intelligence said, “My happiness is always with me, because my wife lives with me in my office 24/7. Before, I would go to work and come home, but now…” about his wife in an interview with Radio Liberty.
Answering the questions of journalists, he stated that he would not agree to go abroad under any circumstances: “On the evening of February 23, 2022, my wife told me that a large-scale occupation would begin at 5 in the morning. We got together again there and went to the workplace. We have not been home since that day. Personally, I asked my family to “I don’t think of going anywhere else. I’m staying in Kiev,” he said.
“My husband is an extremely professional person. We do not talk about confidential matters related to his work,” she added. I never interfere, but if he needs my help or advice on something, I’m always available. “I am one of the first to learn about the positive outcome of an operation only after the operation is completed.”
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