Ukrainian officers say spouse of Kyrylo Budanov has been hospitalised as a consequence of heavy metals poisoning.
The spouse of Ukraine’s navy spy chief has been poisoned with heavy metals and is present process therapy, a Ukrainian official says.
A spokesperson for the Ukrainian navy intelligence company, or GUR, mentioned Marianna Budanova, spouse of Kyrylo Budanov, was receiving therapy in hospital.
“Yes, I can confirm the information. Unfortunately, it is true,” GUR spokesperson Andriy Yusov instructed the Reuters information company on Tuesday with out clarifying when the poisoning occurred or who was accountable.
Budanov has change into a celebrated determine in Ukraine for his position in planning clandestine operations in opposition to Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Yusov mentioned this yr that Budanov had survived 10 assassination makes an attempt by Russia’s Federal Safety Service, or FSB.
Whereas it isn’t instantly clear who was behind the suspected poisoning of his spouse, the BBC’s Ukrainian service cited Yusov as saying that different GUR officers have skilled milder poisoning signs.
The suspected poisoning was first reported by Ukrainian media. There was no quick remark from Russian authorities.
Russian media figures have speculated that the poisoning could possibly be a results of infighting inside Ukraine.
Russia has beforehand been accused of poisoning dissidents, together with politician Alexey Navalny and two Russian exiles who attended a summit in Berlin organised by a critic of Russia.
Moscow has additionally blamed Ukraine for suspected involvement within the killings of a pro-war Russian blogger and a pro-war journalist on Russian soil, one thing Ukraine denies.
