He made his debut on screen and was rumored to have suffered a serious injury. Kirilo Budanov made his first appearance
According to TASS, Kirilo Budanov, the Director of the Intelligence Agency of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, made his first appearance on Ukrainian television after being rumored to have been seriously injured and stated that everything was normal.
Budanov said in a program on the parliamentary television channel, "I laughed it off. What's fake is fake... everyone knows, everything is fine with me."
According to the report, Budanov had a conversation with the host on the program about the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam, the explosion of a vehicle carrying an official traveling from Zaporizhzhia to Crimea, and Russia's deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus.
In the picture, Budanov shaved his head and was in a room similar to his office that had previously appeared in Ukrainian media reports.
Since the end of May, news about Budanov's serious injury has spread through the media and social networks. The Ukrainian authorities claim that during this period, the Supreme Command has heard his reports multiple times. Ukrainian President Zelensky stated on the 17th that Budanov personally attended the meeting, but did not provide any relevant evidence. Andrei Yusov, spokesperson for the Intelligence Agency of the Ukrainian Ministry of National Defense, has also repeatedly denied rumors of the director's injury. He firmly stated that Budanov was in good health and continued to work, but did not explain the reason why the director did not appear publicly.