Kirill Budanov, head of the Intelligence Main Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, has been placed on the international wanted list. TASS.
Moscow Lefortovo Court in absentia arrested Budanov accuses him of forming a terrorist society, a terrorist attack in Russia and illegal trafficking of explosives and weapons.
Budanov in January declaration In an interview with the Washington Post, he reported that on the territory of the Russian Federation there are Ukrainian agents engaged in terrorist activities in the country. At the same time, he did not admit that his “special services were behind the strikes” at the Crimean bridge and at Russian military airfields.
Explosion on the Crimean bridge there was an explosion In October last year, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation stated that Budanov and the personnel of the Main Intelligence Directorate were behind it.
A Ukrainian drone in December 2023 was attacked At the airport in Engels, Saratov region, three Russian soldiers were killed as a result.