The Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested in absentia the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov in the case of "terrorist attacks". Before that, he was declared wanted in the Russian Federation.
The Russian court sentenced Budanov in absentia this time for two months. He was accused of a terrorist attack, which was committed by a group of people and which caused significant damage.
Back in April 2023, a court in Moscow arrested Kyril Budanov in absentia for the first time. He was accused of creating a terrorist group and possessing weapons. Russian media assumed that the case concerned the explosion on the Crimean Bridge. The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation openly accused the head of the GUR of organizing the explosion.
- In October, the Investigative Committee of Russia in absentia accused Budanov, the commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mykola Oleshchuk, the commander of the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksiy Neizhpapa, and the commander of the 383rd Air Force Remotely Controlled Aircraft Regiment Serhiy Burdenyuk of "terrorist attacks" on Russian territory.