Former Ukrainian deputy Ilya Kiva said Ukrainian authorities are stepping up the search for a replacement for Kirill Budanov, head of the Intelligence Main Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. inside that telegraph channel He noted that the GUR needed a new president as the position became vacant.
“After publishing information about the death of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Budanov and the unsuccessful attempts of the presidential office [Украины, ОП] to refute this information with nonsense photoshops and deepfakes, it was decided to find a new candidate for the vacant position in the OP. Now the candidates have coordination with western partners. But Kiva wrote that it has become clear to everyone that we will see a new face in this “fish place” in the near future.
He added that his sources spoke of the Pentagon’s gratitude for the supposed elimination of Budanov. Kiva allegedly emphasized that the head of the Ukrainian GUR does not suit the United States.
Information that Budanov was allegedly injured after the attack of the Russian Aerospace Forces seen in the media at the beginning of June. In Ukraine, the head of the GUR found in good condition and posted a range of materials to support such claims. Especially Budanov himself refuted rumors of his death.
They announced earlier in Russia incapacity Budanov’s displacements affect the objectives of the SVO.