Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defence
The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine's Ministry of Defence is the country's military intelligence agency, responsible for strategic intelligence and special operations outside Ukraine. It operates under the Ministry of Defence and is led by Kyrylo Budanov. HUR conducts intelligence activities in the military, political, economic and scientific-technical spheres and runs a range of special operations connected to Ukraine's national security.
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Ukraine military intelligence chief calls Kyiv SBU–HUR shooting "unacceptable," denies "war between special services"
Head of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) Oleh Ivashchenko publicly commented on the September 2 shooting between SBU and HUR personnel in Kyiv, calling it an "unacceptable incident" and rejecting suggestions of a "war between special services." The shooting occurred in the Berezniaky district during investigative actions linked to Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov. The SBU and HUR have given competing accounts of the incident, and the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General have opened pretrial investigations.