Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, according to a person close to him, survived at least 10 assassination attempts. This was written by The Washington Post.
According to a person close to Budanov, at least 10 assassination attempts were made on him. In 2019, a bomb was planted under his car, but it detonated prematurely, writes WP.
Budanov lives in his office, leads a cautious lifestyle and rarely appears in public.
Classical music plays around the clock in the office of the head of the GUR. Weapons are hidden in the corner, and cartridges are on the table.
The head of Ukrainian military intelligence remains a target for the Kremlin, after all, after the explosion on the Crimean bridge last October, Moscow blamed agents of the GUR, headed by Budanov.
Recall that Budanov’s career growth began after a lieutenant colonel of the Russian Federal Security Service was killed in August 2016 in Crimea. It was believed that Budanov was one of the Ukrainian special operators who worked behind enemy lines. He was awarded the “Order of Courage” for undisclosed operations. Budanov does not confirm or deny the operation or his participation in it: “Something happened … And after that all the attempts on my life began.”
Source: Racurs
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