Moscow Court Upholds Arrest Warrant for Ukrainian Ex-Spy Chief
A court in Moscow issued an arrest warrant in absentia against former head of the SBU, Kyrylo Budanov.
Consensus
- The Moscow City Court upheld the decision to issue a bench warrant for Kirill Budanov on September 9.
- Budanov is a former head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and currently leads the office of the Ukrainian president.
- The charges against Budanov include using drones to attack civilian infrastructure, such as in Kursk Oblast, and involving minors in terrorist acts.
- The court rejected the appeal filed by Budanov's lawyer regarding the appointment of legal representation.
- Budanov is not the only individual under investigation; Igor Cherkatsky and Andrey Garbuzyuk are also implicated.
Points of divergence
- The Moscow City Court has not issued a bench warrant for Kirill Budanov; instead, it reported the arrest of Yuri Kuznetsov, head of the Main Personnel Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense. — tg_currenttime
Coverage (4 sources)
- Court in Moscow arrested ex-head of GUR Kyrylo Budanov in absentia — Коммерсантъ
- In Moscow, head of Main Personnel Directorate of Russian Ministry of Defense Yuri Kuznetsov was detained Yesterday news about his detention was written... — Настоящее Время
- Moscow City Court ruled the arrest of Ukrainian President's Office head Budanov in absentia legal — Коммерсантъ
- Court in Moscow accused former head of UHR Ukraine Budanov in absentia of war crimes — Москва 24
Key entities
- Kirill Budanov
- Moscow
- Moscow City Court
- Ukraine
- Ministry of Defense
- GUR
- Russia
- RIA Novosti
- Yuri Kuznetsov
- Main Directorate of Personnel
- U
- Baza
- Rosfinmonitoring
- Kursk Oblast
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