Kyrylo Budanov

Kyrylo Budanov
Кирило Буданов
Chief of the
Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine
Assumed office
5 August 2020
Preceded byVasyl Burba
Personal details
Born (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
SpouseMarianna O. Budanova
Alma materOdesa Military Academy
AwardsHero of Ukraine
Military service
AllegianceUkraine
Branch/serviceArmed Forces of Ukraine
RankLieutenant general
CommandsMain Directorate of Intelligence
Battles/warsRusso-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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.

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