Kyrylo Budanov
Kyrylo Budanov | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Budanov in 2020 | |
| Chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Vasyl Burba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1986 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Spouse | Marianna Budanova |
| Alma mater | Odesa Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Branch/service |  Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands |  Main Directorate of Intelligence |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
Kyrylo Oleksiyovych Budanov (Ukrainian: Кирило Олексійович Буданов; born 4 January 1986) is a Ukrainian military leader who is the chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine since August 2020.[1] Budanov previously served as the Deputy Director of one of the Departments of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. He holds the rank of major general.[2]
Biography
Budanov was born in Kyiv on January 4, 1986. He graduated from the Odessa Institute of the Ground Forces (2007), after which he served in the special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.[3]
In 2014, he took part in the Russo-Ukrainian War and was wounded several times. In 2018-2020, he participated in special military operations, information about which is classified.[3]
On 4 April 2019, Budanov's Chevrolet Evanda car was blown up by a Russian with documents in the name of Alexei Lomaka, who planted a mine, but it detonated prematurely. The attacker and the sabotage group that was supposed to blow up the Ukrainian spy chief were detained.[4][5]
In 2020, he became Deputy Director of one of the Departments of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine.
On August 5, 2020, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Budanov as head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
On March 11, 2022 he became the chairman of the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.[6]
In September 2022, Budanov participated in the largest prisoner exchange operation between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, when 215 Ukrainian defenders returned home, including more than 100 fighters and commanders of the Azov Regiment.[3]
In February 2023, the head of the Servant of the People parliamentary bloc, Davyd Arakhamia, stated that Oleksii Reznikov would be replaced by Budanov as defence minister. However, the replacement did not take place, and Budanov was not appointed.[7][8]
On 21 April 2023, a Moscow Court ordered an arrest warrant, "in absentia", for Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov over the Crimean Bridge explosion. He has replied that “It’s a pleasure for me (it) shows that I work in the right way and in the future, I’ll work harder and with higher quality - to show that Moscow’s court was right.”[9]
Military ranks
- Brigadier general (24 August 2021)[10]
- Major general (3 April 2022)[11]
Awards
- Full Knight of the Order for Courage
References
- ^ Указ Президента України № 308/2020 «Про призначення К.Буданова начальником Головного управління розвідки Міністерства оборони України», Президент України, 5 серпня 2020
- ^ Указ Президента України № 207/2022 «Про присвоєння військового звання генерал-майора бригадному генералу БУДАНОВУ Кирилу Олексійовичу», Президент України, 3 квітня 2022
- ^ a b c "Взвод № 1. НВ називає 25 найвпливовіших українських військових". nv.ua. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ Воєнна розвідка України отримала нового очільника, Defense Express, 6 серпня 2020
- ^ "Крим, Донбас, гібридні війни, дезінформація: новий начальник ГУР назвав завдання на посаді". Новинарня (in Ukrainian). 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "ShieldSquare Captcha". www.kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ "Ukraine's defence minister to be moved from post, says Zelenskiy ally". The Guardian. 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Factbox: Who is Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's potential next defence minister?". Reuters. 6 February 2023.
- ^ HOWARD ALTMAN (21 April 2023). "Ukraine Intel Chief Says Russian Arrest Threat Is "A Pleasure For Me"". The Drive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Указ Президента України № 428/2021 «Про присвоєння військового звання»". www.president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved Feb 6, 2023.
- ^ "Указ Президента України №207/2022". www.president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved Feb 6, 2023.
External links
Media related to Kyrylo Budanov at Wikimedia Commons
