The wife of Ukraine’s intelligence chief was poisoned! Spokesperson confirms “food has been adulterated with heavy metals”

A spokesperson for the Main Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said on the 28th that the wife of Director Kyrylo Budanov, Marianna Budanova, was rushed to the hospital for treatment after being poisoned by an unknown person. She is currently recovering. Apparently, she ate something containing ” “Heavy metal” food.

The Guardian cited a report from the Ukrainian media Babel that Mariana was sent to the hospital for treatment because she felt unwell for a long time. As a result, the doctor discovered that Mariana had been poisoned. A source said that the poison was poisoned. It is a heavy metal that is “difficult to come into contact with in daily life and military operations.”

After the news of Mariana’s poisoning came out, the spokesman of the General Intelligence Service, Andriy Yusov, confirmed the matter on the 28th, but Yusov did not disclose when or where the incident occurred. No mention was made of who administered the poison.

Ukraine’s Pravda newspaper reported that Mariana’s recovery is going well, and a source said she is now in much better condition and has received the first stage of treatment. It added that Mariana was petite and light in weight, so she developed symptoms quickly. He also said that many intelligence officers are currently showing symptoms of mild poisoning.

In addition, the General Intelligence Service of Ukraine did not provide further details. Mariana is a psychologist and an assistant to Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko. It is believed that she lives with her husband Budanov in the heavily guarded headquarters. inside.

Budanov has been serving as the director of the General Intelligence Service since August 2020. After Russia launched a military operation in February 2022, Budanov performed outstandingly in this battle and was responsible for a series of successful military special operations. In Russia, in 2023 alone, there have been more than 10 assassinations against Budanov.

Budanov said in a speech in August that he had been staying with his wife for security reasons. If the poisoning is true, it would constitute a serious security breach and the most high-profile attempted murder of a Ukrainian leader’s family since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year.