Kyrylo Budanov uses his high-profile position to unsettle Moscow and set a new trend for global intelligence warfare
Maj Gen Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 6 2023. Picture: REUTERS
“And all the next wars are going to look like this. In any country in the world. We can say that we’re setting a trend here.” Since a mercenary mutiny in Russia last month made Moscow’s ruling system appear more opaque and unstable, Budanov has used the opportunity to weigh in about what Ukraine’s spies know about their enemy.
He provided no evidence, but noted that he accurately predicted Russia would invade before the full-scale war broke out last year. “Who turned out to be right? Us.” Russia has blamed Ukrainian secret services for the murders of a pro-war Russian blogger and a pro-war journalist. Kyiv denies involvement. Russian media reported that a court in Moscow had arrested Budanov in absentia in April on terrorism charges.
Budanov began his military career as a special forces operative and served in the east after Russia illegally annexed Crimea and its proxies took over Ukraine’s eastern fringes. He was wounded three times.
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