From the shadows of war to the brilliance of the political scene? What about the head of Ukrainian intelligence?

Will General Kiril Budanow come out of the shadows and challenge Zelensk? For now, everything indicates that the 39-year-old head of the Chief Intelligence Board (HUR) step by step builds political facilities based on a veteran and volunteer environment. As described by the specialist portal [Intelligence Online](https://www.intelligenceonline.com/government-intelligence/2025/07/14/ukraine-s-intelligence-chief-mulls-an-entry-on-political-stage%2C110474-art?utm\_source), it is through a dense network of fresh NGOs that his spokesperson Andrij Jusov sketches the foundations of the future party, not waiting for the war to end formally.