Kyrylo Budanov

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 lieutenant general.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Oleksiyovych and the family name is Budanov.

Kyrylo Budanov
Кирило Буданов
Budanov in 2020
Chief of the
Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine
Assumed office
5 August 2020
Preceded byVasyl Burba
Personal details
Born (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
SpouseMarianna Budanova
Alma materOdesa Military Academy
Military service
AllegianceUkraine
Branch/serviceArmed Forces of Ukraine
RankLieutenant general
CommandsMain Directorate of Intelligence
Battles/warsRusso-Ukrainian War

Youth and education

Budanov was born in Kyiv on January 4, 1986. He graduated from the Odesa Institute of the Ground Forces in 2007.[3]

Military career

Following his 2007 graduation, Budanov started a military career 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 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 Budanov 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 Zelenskyy 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, the Lefortovo District court in Moscow issued an arrest warrant against Budanov in relation to the 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion.[9] Budanov commented on the warrant, stating, "I am pleased. This is a good indicator of our work, and I promise to work even better."[10]

Military ranks

Awards

References
  1. Указ Президента України № 308/2020 «Про призначення К.Буданова начальником Головного управління розвідки Міністерства оборони України», Президент України, 5 серпня 2020
  2. "Указ Президента України №564/2023". www.president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. "Взвод № 1. НВ називає 25 найвпливовіших українських військових". nv.ua. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. Воєнна розвідка України отримала нового очільника, Defense Express, 6 серпня 2020
  5. "Крим, Донбас, гібридні війни, дезінформація: новий начальник ГУР назвав завдання на посаді". Новинарня (in Ukrainian). 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. "ShieldSquare Captcha". www.kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. "Ukraine's defence minister to be moved from post, says Zelenskiy ally". The Guardian. 5 February 2023.
  8. "Factbox: Who is Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's potential next defence minister?". Reuters. 6 February 2023.
  9. Alexey Morozov (21 April 2021). "Moscow court issues arrest warrant for Ukraine's intel chief over FSB's accusations of him setting up Crimea bridge explosion". Novaya Gazeta Europe. Wikidata Q120722235. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
  10. Roman Kravets; Valentyna Romanenko (21 April 2023). "Ukraine's Defence Intelligence Chief reacts to "arrest in absentia" in Russia: I am pleased". Ukrainska Pravda. Wikidata Q120722204. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
  11. "Указ Президента України № 428/2021 «Про присвоєння військового звання»". www.president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  12. "Указ Президента України №207/2022". www.president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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