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'Struggle for influence' between Budanov and Ivashchenko is media speculation – sources
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'Struggle for influence' between Budanov and Ivashchenko is media speculation – sources

🇺🇦 UkraineAug 12, 2026 14:15SRC: INTERFAX UKRAINE

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There is ongoing routine dialogue between the current and former heads of the Defense Ministry’s Main Directorate of Intelligence - Oleh Ivashchenko and Kyrylo Budanov - and reports of a "struggle for influence" between them are media speculation, sources in military intelligence told Interfax-Ukraine.

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