VIDEO The wife of the head of Ukrainian military intelligence

VIDEO The wife of the head of Ukrainian military intelligence poisoned? Kyiv suspects Russia TF1 INFO

Marianna Boudanova, the wife of the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence service (GUR), is said to have been poisoned by heavy metals. “That is the main hypothesis,” assured a GUR spokesman.

Heavy metal poisoning? Ukraine suspects Russia of poisoning the wife of the head of the Ukrainian Military Intelligence (GUR), Kyrylo Budanov, a spokesman for this structure, Andriï Yussov, told AFP. “That is the main hypothesis,” he said, explaining that it was intentional poisoning with heavy metals, “particularly mercury and arsenic,” and not an accident.

Yusov, it was Marianna Boudanova and not her husband who was “the target.” “It is simply impossible to reach the commander (Budanov) directly this way,” the spokesman said. He confirmed press reports that traces of heavy metals had also been discovered in “several” military intelligence employees, without giving details.

Other employees affected

Boudanova was hospitalized “more than a week ago,” Yusov added. On the other hand, it is currently not possible to determine the exact time of the poisoning because “the attack may have lasted for a long period of time,” the spokesman argued.

Earlier in the day, an intelligence source confirmed to AFP that Ms Boudanova was suffering from heavy metal poisoning and was undergoing treatment. “Their presence could indicate a deliberate attempt at poisoning,” said an intelligence source quoted by the information site Babel. “In all likelihood, the poison was delivered “along with the food,” added a police source quoted by the Ukraïnska Pravda website. “She was feeling bad, so (medical) analyzes were carried out and they showed intoxication,” she assured, confirming that Marianna Boudanova was improving and had completed “the first phase of treatment”.

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Her husband, Kyrylo Boudanov, has headed the military intelligence department at the Defense Ministry since 2020. This structure is considered responsible for several attacks against Russia since the invasion began in February 2022. Russian authorities accuse this person responsible and his department of organizing a major attack in October 2022 on the bridge that connects the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, annexed by Moscow, with Russia.

Kyrylo Boudanov, 37, spoke half-heartedly about his fears. He stated in August that his wife lived with him “in his work office” and had never left him since the invasion began for security reasons. Two months earlier, a secret service spokesman claimed he had been the target of “more than ten” assassination attempts.

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