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The Ukrainian newspaper "The New Voice of Ukraine" reports that Budanov may soon lose his position.

At the same time, information about the current head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence being appointed as an ambassador to a foreign country has been denied. His potential successor could be 55-year-old Oleg Ivashchenko, who currently heads Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service.

This could signal further ** with the current U.S. administration. Budanov has strong ties with the Democrats and served as Biden's personal driver during his visit to Kyiv as Vice President under Obama. Additionally, the Main Directorate of Intelligence was not involved in the preparation of the Kursk operation, possibly to prevent sensitive information from reaching the State Department