Russian Interior Ministry puts Budanov on wanted list

December 14, 2023

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov gives an interview in Kyiv on April 19, 2023. (Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Russia’s Interior Ministry has placed Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), on a federal wanted list, Russian state media reported on Dec. 13.

Budanov was charged with “terrorism” by Russia’s Investigative Committee in October, along with other top Ukrainian military officials. While the ministry’s database says that Budanov is wanted under Russia’s criminal code, it does not specifiy under which article he is being investigated.

The Russian government claims that Budanov is responsible for acts of terrorism due to HUR’s role in Ukraine’s strikes against the Crimean Bridge in Russian-occupied Crimea. While Russian forces target civilian areas in Ukraine every day, Moscow continues to characterize attacks on Russia’s rear and in occupied Crimea as “terrorism.”

Marianna Budanova, Budanov’s wife, was reportedly poisoned in November 2023.

HUR has reported that Budanov himself has been targeted by Russian assassination attempts over 10 times.

Russia recently placed Ukrainian singer Jamala on a federal wanted list, alleging that she had spread “disinformation” about the Russian army on social media.  Other individuals wanted by Russia include Meta Spokesperson Andy Stone and the heads of the International Criminal Court (ICC.)

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-interior-ministry-puts-budanov-on-wanted-list/

7 comments

  1. “Budanov was charged with “terrorism” by Russia’s Investigative Committee in October, along with other top Ukrainian military officials.”

    Look who is calling the kettle black … the largest terrorist organization and biggest supporter of terrorists on this planet, mafia land.
    I think that many of those clowns in mafia land are fearing more getting a special treatment by the SBU than having any hope to get Budanov. Looking over shoulders is the new trend in mafia land and this pisses them off greatly.

  2. At least the orcs admit he’s alive, after claiming they had killed him numerous times. Here is one example of orc propaganda.

    “Ukrainian media are burying Budanov. … The farewell will take place in the near future. The workers said that Kyrylo Budanov, who died after the recent missile attack on the GUR, will be buried.”

    The “news” was originally published on June 3 by “Ostashko! Important” Telegram channel, owned by Ruslan Ostashko, a presenter on Russian state television’s Channel One:

  3. After being on this site for several years, watching and listening to various Ukrainian and Russian reporting I have come to a conclusion that the Russians need a pulse, a life and a brain.

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