Who is the wife of the Ukrainian spy chief who was poisoned with heavy metals

2023-11-29 04:00:04

Marianna Budanova was allegedly poisoned Disclosure: ADUR (Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform) Marianna Budanova, wife of the head of the GUR (Military Intelligence Service of Ukraine), Kirilo Budanov, is receiving treatment after being poisoned with heavy metals, reported Andriy Yusov , a spokesman for the country’s intelligence. He added that several other intelligence service personnel also showed mild symptoms of intoxication, without specifying how many. The case occurred weeks after the Russian government accused Marianna and three other Ukrainian military officers of terrorism, which raised suspicions of the Kremlin’s involvement. The investigations are investigating whether the four Ukrainians were connected to drone attacks on Russian territory and regions of Ukraine under Moscow’s control. See also International Missiles, rifles and poison: Russia’s weapons against its enemies International Russian space scientist dies because of alleged mushroom poisoning International Exile, prison and poisoning: what happens to opponents of the Russian government? Marianna’s name made international news, but little is known about her. According to the BBC news network, the 30-year-old woman was born on August 3, 1993, in the village of Stavyshche, in the Ukrainian region of Kiev. She has a master’s degree in psychology and is also involved in politics in Ukraine. In 2020, Marianna ran for Kyiv City Council on Kiev Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko’s Adur (Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform) party, but was not elected. Before, she was not a member of the party and was not working. At the time, the Ukrainian maintained a YouTube channel to publicize her political proposals. The videos, still available on her account, show that she has an appreciation for the animal cause and was thinking about actions to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Since 2021, Marianna has worked as a volunteer advisor to the Kyiv City Council in the fight against corruption, but in the media, she is credited as a psychologist, volunteer and public figure. In 2022, she told Elle magazine that she also worked as a volunteer at the military hospital in the Ukrainian capital, between 2015 and 2017, working in psychological monitoring and counseling for soldiers. In February 2022, when the war began, Marianna reported feeling no fear of what was to come. “You have to understand that there were almost no times of peace for my family,” said the Ukrainian in an interview with Mirror. “A few months after meeting my future husband, dramatic events began to unfold on the Maidan [a revolução ucraniana de 2014]. Then, as you know, everything continued indefinitely: the annexation of Crimea, the fighting in Donbass,” he told the British tabloid. “I’m used to living in a constant state of preparation and expectation. Therefore, the first days of the invasion were not a shock to me”, he added. Read also Scientist responsible for Russian probe that crashed on the Moon dies poisoned FBI agent who spied for Russia dies in prison where he was serving a life sentence Former spy says that Putin uses a body double and points out differences in the Russian leader’s appearance at public events Cases of poisoning Russia has been accused of poisoning other political opponents at other times, including citizens of the country itself. In November 2006, Alexander Litvinenko, a former An agent from the KGB, the Russian secret service, died three weeks after drinking a cup of tea, which had been laced with poison. A British inquest found that Litvinenko was poisoned by agents of the Federal Security Service (FSB). Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun The officials acted under orders that were “probably” approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev. Smiles and tears mark the reunion of hostages held by Hamas terrorists with their families