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| Ex-head of the SVR of Ukraine says Budanov’s wife was poisoned with arsenic and mercury |
| 2023-11-29 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The former head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Valery Kondratyuk , said that the wife of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, Marianna, was poisoned with arsenic and mercury. “During the tests, metals such as arsenic and mercury were discovered... This affected not only the wives of Kirill Budanov, but also several employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Moscow Region... we are talking about no less high-ranking officials,” he said on NV radio . November 28. As Regnum reported, on Tuesday the Ukrainian publication Babel, citing its own intelligence sources, reported that traces of heavy metals were found in the blood of the wife of the head of the State Intelligence Directorate Kirill Budanov, Marianna. Later this information was also confirmed by the department. At the same time, Budanov himself showed no signs of poisoning. On the evening of November 28, Kirill Budanov, in an interview with the War Zone portal, stated that the condition of his wife, who had previously been hospitalized, had returned to normal. He added that he is currently awaiting the results of a medical examination. More from regnum.ru Wife of the head of the State Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Budanov, was poisoned with heavy metals. [Regnum] Marianna Budanova , the wife of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov , according to Ukrainian statements, was poisoned with heavy metals. The media claim that the incident is an assassination attempt, since the substances found in Marianna’s tests “are not used in any way in everyday life or military affairs.” At the same time, the Ukrayinska Pravda publication, citing sources in the security bloc, writes that in addition to Budanova, several more GUR employees were allegedly poisoned, but not the head of the department himself. According to journalists, the woman’s symptoms appeared faster and more clearly due to her low weight, while the other victims were “large men.” “Poisoning has been confirmed in several more employees <...> they are also being treated now,” a source in the Main Intelligence Directorate told reporters. Ukrainian intelligence representative Andrei Yusov confirmed the information about the poisoning of Budanov’s wife, but he did not provide other details. The Babel publication reported on November 28 that traces of heavy metals were found in Budanova’s blood. She was hospitalized, the woman’s life is not in danger and she is already recovering. It is alleged that she could have been poisoned through food. Later, Ukrainian media reported that the head of the State Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, was not found to have been poisoned, and his health was fine. WHAT ARE HEAVY METALS? The list of heavy metals includes arsenic, mercury, lead, cadmium, chromium, copper, barium, zinc, selenium, thallium, nickel, silver, manganese and antimony. Poisoning usually occurs through the respiratory tract, digestive system, or skin contact. Such poisoning manifests itself in the form of anemia and body pain. At the same time, mercury tends to accumulate in the body and leads to more severe consequences. The former head of the intelligence department of Ukraine, Valery Kondratyuk , admitted on Radio NV that the wife of the head of the State Intelligence Directorate was poisoned with arsenic and mercury. At the same time, he immediately added that this is classified information. Marianna Budanova is the second wife of the head of the GUR. She was born in the Kyiv region in 1993. She is a psychologist by training. In 2013, Marianna met her future husband. ASSASSINATION OR ACCIDENT In a conversation with Regnum news agency , political scientist Yuri Svetov said that the poisoning of Budanov’s wife may be another sign that there is a clan struggle in Ukraine. According to the expert, the news does not inspire much confidence, because Marianna had not appeared in the information space before. As for the information that heavy metals were used in the poisoning, this, according to the political scientist, was launched in order to implicate Russia. Director of the Institute of Political Studies Sergei Markov, in a conversation with aif.ru , said that Budanova could have been poisoned due to the division of resources. As the expert explained, the financial flow has recently decreased, and therefore such disputes arise. ZELENSKY VS ZALUZHNY It is noteworthy that the incident with Budanova occurred just a few days after the head of the Kyiv regime, Vladimir Zelensky, spoke in an interview about “numerous attempts” on his life. However, he could not say how they were carried out, nor exactly how many there were. At the same time, in Ukraine and in the world, the topic of a serious conflict between Zelensky and the military leadership of the country, namely Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny , continues to be discussed . As Izvestia writes, citing sources, Budanov is a career military man, and therefore can both oppose the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and support him in the event of a conflict with Zelensky. At the same time, Budanov is the only one who, according to Bankova, can lead the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the event of Zaluzhny’s departure. At the same time, in November, in the Weapons and Strategy blog, ex-assistant deputy head of the Pentagon Stephen Bryan said that Budanov poses a threat to Zelensky and could lead a conspiracy against him. |
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