Kyrylo Budanov

Budanov warns of nation rift over anti-graft law tensions

Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) chief Kyrylo Budanov urged resolving the issue of changing the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) through dialogue in his Facebook post late on July 22.

23 July 2025, 10:33 AM

Azerbaijan preparing to sue Russia over AZAL plane crash

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said the country plans to sue Russia over the crash of an AZAL airline plane, Minval.az reported on July 20.

20 July 2025, 02:53 PM

Ukraine's spy chief provides Russia’s 2036 attack plans to Kellogg

Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), shared intelligence with U.S. Special Representative Keith Kellogg regarding Russia’s preparations for an attack on NATO, according to a Ukrainian intelligence statement on Telegram on July 15.

15 July 2025, 01:13 PM

‘If I survive’: Budanov says he wants to stay in post until end of war

Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency, intends to remain in his post until the war with Russia is over, he said in an interview with Bloomberg on July 11.

12 July 2025, 06:29 PM

Russia planning 10km Dnipropetrovsk Oblast incursion, spy chief says

Russian forces plan to advance up to 10 kilometers into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to establish a “buffer zone,” Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, said in an interview with Bloomberg published on July 11.

11 July 2025, 07:40 PM

Russia can not sustain nightly swarms of 500 drones — Budanov

The Russian forces are capable of launching up to 500 drones against Ukraine at once, but they lack the capacity to do so on a daily basis, Military Intelligence (HUR) Chief Kyrylo Budanov said, Interfax reported on July 2.

2 July 2025, 03:46 PM

Russia’s sea drone tests fail, Ukraine's spymaster says

Russia has been unsuccessful in developing its own sea drones, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), told journalists on July 2, according to public broadcaster Suspilne.

2 July 2025, 12:55 PM

Russia gave North Korea AA systems, Shahed technology — HUR

North Korea has deployed the first Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft systems it received from Russia, along with technology to produce Iranian-designed Shahed UAVs, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) chief Kyrylo Budanov said on July 1.

1 July 2025, 11:46 PM

1,200 dead repatriated to Ukraine from Russia

The bodies of 1,200 deceased individuals, which Russia claims belong to Ukrainians, including defenders, were returned to Ukraine, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on June 13.

13 June 2025, 04:19 PM

Russia aids North Korea in producing Shahed strike drones – spy chief Budanov

Russia is providing technology and expertise to help North Korea manufacture long-range Shahed kamikaze drones and enhance the accuracy of its KN-23 ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told The War Zone in an interview published on June 9.

10 June 2025, 02:18 PM

Russia’s enhanced KN-23 missiles now hit targets with 'deadly accuracy'

Russia has significantly improved North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, enabling them to strike targets with “deadly accuracy,” Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told The War Zone in an interview published on June 9.

10 June 2025, 01:40 PM

Kremlin says POW swap needs time, denies ceasefire negotiations

Russia is ready to carry out a large-scale prisoner swap with Ukraine — in a 1,000-for-1,000 format — “as quickly as possible,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during a briefing on May 22, according to Russian state media.

22 May 2025, 03:25 PM

Budanov: Ukraine and Russia may exchange 1,000 prisoners each next week

A large-scale prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia in a “1,000 for 1,000” format could take place next week, according to comments by Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), to TSN.ua on May 17.

17 May 2025, 04:21 PM

Ukraine intel chief urges calm amid Russian IRBM strike threats

Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), urged Ukrainians to remain calm amid threats of Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) strikes by Russian propaganda media, as reported by RBC-Ukraine on May 15.

15 May 2025, 11:33 AM

Ukraine downs two Russian Su-30s with drone-launched missiles

Ukraine’s Magura-7 naval drones, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, shot down two Russian Su-30 fighters in the Black Sea on May 2, marking a historic first, spymaster Kyrylo Budanov told The War Zone.

4 May 2025, 04:55 PM

Russia strikes Sumy parking lot a day after deadly missile attack

Russian forces hit a parking lot in the city of Sumy with a Shahed drone on Monday, April 14, injuring one person, acting mayor Artem Kobzar reported.

15 April 2025, 04:13 AM

Ukrainian officials report 14 police injured in deadly Sumy missile strike, local teen hailed a hero

At least 14 Ukrainian police officers were injured in the April 13 Russian missile strike on the city center of Sumy, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko confirmed on April 14, according to Hromadske.

14 April 2025, 02:51 PM

Ukraine opens first military intel recruitment center in Kyiv

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency has opened its first recruitment center in Kyiv, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) Kyrylo Budanov announced on April 11.

11 April 2025, 10:29 AM

Budanov’s wife likely traveled to US for poisoning treatment

Marianna Budanova, wife of Ukrainian Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov, secretly traveled to the United States in December 2024 for treatment following chemical poisoning, according to U.S. journalist Katie Livingston, who cited several sources.

4 April 2025, 10:36 PM

Budanov: A truce with Russia could happen fast, but real peace remains out of reach

While a quick cease-fire with Russia is possible, achieving a lasting peace is not, head of Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Ukrinform on Feb. 27.

27 February 2025, 02:44 PM

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