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Kyrylo Budanov
Official portrait, 2019
Born January 4, 1986(1986-01-04) (age 39)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Allegiance Ukraine
Service/branch Armed Forces of Ukraine
Rank Major general
Unit Military intelligence
Spouse(s) Marianna Budanova

Kyrylo Oleksiyovych Budanov (Ukrainian: Кирило Олексійович Буданов; 4 January 1986) is a Ukrainian soldier, Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (since August 5, 2020),[1] major general (April 3, 2022),[2] a participant in hostilities.[3]

Biography[]

Russian-Ukrainian war[]

From 2014 he took part in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]

Attempt in 2019[]

On April 4, 2019, Budanova's Chevrolet Evanda car was blown up by a Russian with documents in the name of Alexei Lomaka, who planted a mine, but it detonated prematurely. The attacker and the sabotage group that was supposed to blow up the Ukrainian spy were detained.[4][3]

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