Kyrylo Budanov Celebrates Birthday.

The chief intelligence officer of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, is celebrating his 39th birthday today. He was born in Kyiv and studied at the Odesa Institute of Ground Forces. After graduating, he served in the special forces of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense. Since 2014, he has participated in military operations against Russian occupiers in eastern Ukraine. During this Time, he suffered several injuries, including a serious one. In 2016, he led a special operation of the GUR on the territory of occupied Crimea, during which a unit of the FSB 'Vimpel' was destroyed. In 2020, he became the deputy director of the Department of Foreign Intelligence of Ukraine, and later headed the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Interesting Facts About Kyrylo Budanov:

• Budanov's life was attempted in Kyiv in April 2019;
• He participated in the prisoner exchange between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in September 2022;
• In 2022, he was awarded the rank of major general and honored with the Cross of Military Merit;
• He has received three injuries;
• Budanov's wife is a professional psychologist;
• According to the publication 'NV', he was included in the list of the 25 most influential Ukrainian military figures.

An important operation of the GUR was the capture of a Russian helicopter in 2023 from Russian territory to Poltava. This operation lasted over six months and ended with the successful flight of the occupiers' helicopter back to Russia.

On April 3, 2022, Budanov was promoted to major general, and on September 7, 2023, he received the rank of lieutenant general.