Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) has opened an investigation into the alleged attempted murder of Chief Kyrylo Budanov's wife, Marianna Budanova, who was poisoned with heavy metals.
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The wife of Ukraine's head of intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, has been poisoned.
Budanova, 30, is currently being treated in the hospital for poisoning with heavy metals.
According to the Law On Intelligence, the investigation is carried out by the DIU's own security department.
Kyrylo Budanov's wife was poisoned with heavy metals, most likely through food. She survived and has undergone the first stage of treatment. Several other employees were also poisoned.
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