November 28th 2023.
Marianne Budanova, the wife of Ukraine's spy agency chief Kyrylo Budanov, has been hospitalised after being poisoned. This has been confirmed by the Ukrainian military, who has stated that the 30-year-old was poisoned with heavy metals.
Andriy Yusov, an official at the GUR military intelligence agency, stated that the reports were true and followed a prolonged deterioration of her health. It is suspected that Russia may be the culprit of the poisoning as there had been attempts on her husband Lt-Gen Budanov before and after Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Marianna is a psychologist and an aide to Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klychko. She has lived with her husband at his work since the war started, and she recounted their situation on the night of February 23, 2022 to Elle Ukraine.
Marianna said that it was a state of constant preparation and anticipation, as they had already gone through the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and the annexation of Crimea. She was mentally prepared for any scenario, and as the wife of a military man who was wounded three times, she acted clearly and confidently.
Marianna then described the "fog of war" felt before the invasion began, a phrase used by Carl von Clausewitz. She was not shocked by the events that unfolded, as she was already used to the situation.
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