{"id":189343,"date":"2023-11-29T12:19:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T12:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=189343"},"modified":"2023-11-29T12:19:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T12:19:42","slug":"ukrainian-spy-chiefs-glam-wife-poisoned-after-he-led-bombing-campaign-on-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/ukrainian-spy-chiefs-glam-wife-poisoned-after-he-led-bombing-campaign-on-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian spy chief’s glam wife poisoned after he led bombing campaign on Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The glam wife of Ukraine's military intelligence chief was poisoned when her food was laced with arsenic and mercury, a former Kyiv spy leader has revealed.<\/p>\n

Marianna Budanova, 30, is understood to be recovering after a meal she ate was spiked with "heavy metals." She is married to Lieutenant-General Kyrylo Budanov, 37, who has had a Russian target on his back for some time.<\/p>\n

Lt-Gen Budanov was not poisoned but several senior colleagues of his also fell victim to the silent onslaught. Ex-military boss Valeriy Kondratyuk, who held Budanov's position between 2015 and 2016, confirmed the news.<\/p>\n

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"I have confidential information that is not yet known," said Kondratyuk, 53. "The poisoning… analysis detected metals such as arsenic and mercury. It also affected several employees of the HUR of the Ministry of Defence [Ukraine's military intelligence service].<\/p>\n

"And we are not talking about the guards who were, for example, with Budanov's wife. They are high-ranking persons \u2013 heads of individual sections, who are responsible specifically for operations regarding Russia in the Main Intelligence Directorate."<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Ukrainian military intelligence spokesperson Andriy Yusov said Budanova has been placed under medical supervision as she recovers. "[Her] life is currently out of danger, but medical supervision will continue for some time," he said.<\/p>\n

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