Ukraine military spy chief vows revenge on Russia over wife’s poisoning | Defence in Depth special

In the first episode of the second series of Defence in Depth, Dominic Nicholls, The Telegraph’s Associate Editor, speaks to Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s head of military intelligence. In an exclusive interview, Gen Budanov says Western nations are providing “priceless” intelligence support locating the launch sites of Russian missiles being fired at Ukraine. The spymaster, whose office complex works in semi-darkness as all the windows are barricaded with sandbags and has a canary in a cage to warn of possible Russian gas attack, also says “special agencies from western countries” are helping track down Russian spies searching for the weapons supplied by Nato and other countries. Asked about partisan attacks inside Russia, Gen Budanov, who has survived 10 known assassination attempts, said: “It’s clear that during the war, intelligence is responsible not only for gathering data, but also conducting special operations. Read the article here: #ukraine #russia #defence Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.