Ukraine Says Spy Chief's Wife Being Treated for Poisoning

FILE - The wife of Ukraine's military intelligence leader, Kyrylo Budanov — shown here at an event in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on July 8, 2023 — has been poisoned with heavy metals, the intelligence agency reported on Nov. 28. Marianna Budanova is undergoing treatment.

The wife of Ukraine's intelligence chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning and is undergoing treatment in a hospital, a spokesperson for the agency said Tuesday as the country's war with Russia stretched into its 22nd month.