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Look at edit history 174.251.64.41 ( talk) 18:09, 8 June 2022 (UTC) reply

Budanov has been discussed in depth in this recent piece in The Times (of London): [1] AncientWalrus ( talk) 06:44, 30 May 2023 (UTC) reply

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Budanov has been promoted to Lieutantgeneral as of September 7 2023 https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/5642023-48021 ShotKotaner ( talk) 11:19, 7 September 2023 (UTC) reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. According to WP:BLPPRIMARY, the link you provided can't be used to make a change in this article. — TechnoSquirrel69 ( sigh) 14:05, 7 September 2023 (UTC) reply

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3758234-zelensky-awards-budanov-rank-of-lieutenant-general.html 2001:871:246:DBFF:6832:50CF:5B25:C83A ( talk) 15:52, 7 September 2023 (UTC) reply

The source currently used for saying he is a major general is the same website only a different Presidential decree ShotKotaner ( talk) 16:45, 8 September 2023 (UTC) reply

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Please change Budanov’s military rank from Major General to Lieutenant General in all relevant sections. He was promoted to his new rank on September 7, 2023.

Source: ^[1] Rodermark ( talk) 02:06, 8 September 2023 (UTC) reply

 Done WelpThatWorked ( talk) 14:30, 9 September 2023 (UTC) reply

I start a list of major operations below. Hugo en résidence ( talk) 12:46, 26 September 2023 (UTC) reply

• 2023 missile strike on the Sevastopol Naval Base, aka Operation Crab Trap.

In the interest of impartiality, the reference to the prisoner exchange in the "Military Career" section should be changed from defenders to a more neutral term like soldiers or troops. Could someone with extended-confirmed access make this edit, please? HDC 311 ( talk) 09:48, 28 November 2023 (UTC) reply

File:БУДАНОВ Кирило Олексійович.jpg Zacharpolis ( talk) 03:13, 10 February 2024 (UTC) reply