The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, was less than a kilometer from the contact line in Bakhmut.

This was reported by OSINT researchers.

OSINT-researchers were able to establish the place where Budanov was probably located and took photos based on the photo published by the GUR.

They reported that the head of military intelligence was near the positions of the Russian occupiers on the outskirts of Bakhmut. 

Apparently Budanov was only 500-1000m from the actual front in Bakhmut.

Geolocated by Ukwarzone.

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We will remind, earlier the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, visited the forward positions of Ukrainian defenders in Bakhmut, Donetsk region.

He listened to the reports of the commanders of the GUR units of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, defined the tasks and awarded the soldiers who distinguished themselves during the destruction of the occupiers.

The situation in Bakhmut 

Bakhmut is one of the most difficult areas of the front in the war against the Russian invaders.

The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being stormed there by soldiers of the occupation army and mercenaries from the "Wagner" PMC. 

The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Hanna Malyar, reported that the Russian aggressors directed their main forces to capture Bakhmut, but all the enemy's attempts to surround the city proved futile.

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