Head of Military Intelligence (HUR)
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Appointed January 2, 2026 to replace Budanov as HUR chief
Russia's Defense Ministry said Oct 4 it will step up strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, answering President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's pledge to escalate attacks on Russian oil refineries. Zelenskyy told Reuters that documents seized by Ukrainian intelligence show Putin has authorized attacks on a wider range of civilian targets, including roads, schools and hospitals.
Updated 4 days ago
Serving as GUR chief since January 2026
On April 20, Ukraine struck two large Russian Navy landing ships — the Yamal and the Nikolai Filchenkov — in Sevastopol Bay, disabling an estimated $150 million in naval assets and destroying a Podlet-K1 radar station. The same night, drones hit the Tuapse oil refinery in Krasnodar for the second time in a week, igniting tank farm fires at one of Russia's ten largest refineries. These were the latest in a sustained campaign that has forced Russia's Black Sea Fleet to abandon its historic base in Crimea and retreat to Novorossiysk, where it is still being hit.
Updated May 31
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