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Ukrainian intelligence chief Kirill Budanov stated that Alexei Navalny died of a blood clot, contradicting claims of direct assassination. Meanwhile, associate Maria Pevchikh alleged that a prisoner exchange involving a Russian hitman held in Germany was in the final stages of negotiation at the time of Navalny's death.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov was removed from his post following corruption allegations and replaced by 37-year-old Kirill Budanov. Budanov is described as a hawkish general with close ties to U.S. neoconservatives, signaling a potential shift in Ukrainian military leadership.
