Ukraine spy chief’s wife treated for suspected poisoning with heavy metals

Major General Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

The wife of Ukraine’s intelligence chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning and is undergoing treatment in hospital, a spokesperson for the agency said as the country’s war with Russia stretched into its 22nd month.

Marianna Budanova is the wife of Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency known by its local acronym GUR.