Kyrylo Budanov | |
|---|---|
Кирило Буданов | |
 Budanov in 2024 | |
| Chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Vasyl Burba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1986 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine) |
| Spouse | Marianna O. Budanova |
| Alma mater | Odesa Military Academy |
| Awards | Hero of Ukraine |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Main Directorate of Intelligence |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Ukrainian War (WIA) |
Kyrylo Oleksiiovych Budanov (Ukrainian: Кирило Олексійович Буданов; born 4 January 1986) is a Ukrainian military leader who has served as the chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine since August 2020.[1] Budanov previously served as the deputy director of one of the departments of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. He holds the rank of lieutenant general.[2]
- ^ "Указ Президента України №308/2020: Про призначення К.Буданова начальником Головного управління розвідки Міністерства оборони України" [Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 308/2020: On the appointment of K. Budanov as the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of DefenCe of Ukraine]. President.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Указ Президента України №564/2023: Про присвоєння військового звання" [Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 564/2023: On the assignment of a military rank]. President.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2023.