The wife of Ukraine’s military spymaster has been hospitalised after being poisoned in an assassination attempt.
Marianna Budanova, who is married to Maj-Gen Kyrylo Budanov, the influential head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, was “poisoned with heavy metals”, intelligence sources said.
Mrs Budanova, 30, was hospitalised after a prolonged deterioration in her health, according to local media reports verified by Ukrainian intelligence.
The substances used to target the 30-year-old were “in no way used in everyday life and military affairs”, one source said.
“Their presence may indicate a deliberate attempt to poison a particular person,” they added.