The wife of Ukraine’s spy chief Kyrylo Budanov has been diagnosed with heavy metal poisoning, Ukrainian news outlet Babel reported on Tuesday.
According to Babel’s sources, substances found in Marianna Budanova’s system were “in no way used in daily life or military activity” and their presence may indicate a “deliberate attempt to poison somebody”.
Although the date of Budanova’s hospitalisation is unknown, Babel said that she was just finishing a course of treatment, after which she would be assessed by doctors. An attempted murder investigation has been opened.