In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksiiovych and the family name is Budanov.
Kyrylo Budanov
Кирило Буданов
Chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 August 2020
Preceded by
Vasyl Burba
Personal details
Born
(1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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.
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