Marianna Budanov
| Marianna Budanov | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
1993-08-03[1] Kyiv[1] |
| Nationality | Ukraine |
| Other names | Marianna Budanova |
| Occupation | Academic[1] |
| Known for | wife of the the head of an Ukrainian Intelligence agency, who may have been the target of a poisoning |
| Spouse(s) | Kyrylo Budanov |
Marianna Budanov is a Ukrainian academic who suffered heavy-metal poisoning in late November, 2023.[2][3] Initially commentators speculated that Budanov was targetted by Russian forces because her husband, Kyrylo Budanov was the head of Ukrainian Intelligence, and he had angered Vladmir Putin.[4]
Academic career
[edit | edit source]Budanov is a psychologist who works as a Professor at Ukraine's National Police Academy.[1]
Political career
[edit | edit source]Budanov ran for Mayor of Kyiv in 2020, and is now an advisor to the current mayor, Vitali Klitschko.[5]
Poisoning
[edit | edit source]Budanova's recovery from her heavy metal poisoning was long, and difficult.[6] By December 2024 -- a year after her poisoning -- she has been reported to have had a life-threating relapse. She was reportedly quietly brought to the USA for treatment.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Osei Emmanuel (2023-11-29). "Biography of Marianna Budanova: age, husband, children, career and food poisoning: Who is Marianna Budanova and why was she poisoned?". Ghana Page. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
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Katie Bo Lillis, Victoria Butenko (2023-11-29). "Wife of Ukraine's top military intelligence official hospitalized with apparent heavy metals poisoning". CNN. Washington, DC. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
The seriousness of Budanova’s condition was not immediately apparent. According to the GUR representative, she has been hospitalized for a week and had felt poorly for some time prior to being hospitalized. A source with Defense Intelligence told CNN, on the condition of anonymity because the information has not been made public, Budanova tested positive for arsenic and mercury. CNN has reached out to Budanova for comment.
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Kathryn Mannie (2023-11-28). "Ukraine spy chief's wife in hospital after being poisoned, officials say". Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
Media outlet Babel reported that the heavy metals used to poison the spymaster’s wife are 'not used in any way in everyday life and military affairs,' which suggests 'a purposeful attempt to poison a specific person,' citing a GUR official.
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"'Personal revenge by Putin': Wife of Ukraine's spy chief poisoned". CNN. 2023-12-01. Archived from the original on 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
Marianna Budanova, the wife of Ukraine's top military intelligence official, has been hospitalized with apparent heavy metals poisoning, according to Ukrainian and Western officials.
- ↑ "EXPLAINED: The Poisoning of Marianna Budanova and Russian Media's Bizarre Theory". Kyiv Post. 2023-11-29. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
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Yevheniia Martyniuk (2025-04-04). "US military doctors secretly save poisoned wife of Ukraine's spymaster Budanov". Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
Marianna Budanova, wife of Ukraine's military intelligence head Kyrylo Budanov, was secretly transported to the United States for treatment in December 2024, according to freelance journalist Katie Livingstone. This occurred more than a year and a half after her alleged poisoning with heavy metals.
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