Hungary's drone surveillance of Ukrainian industrial facilities follows the 2025 discovery of a Hungarian military intelligence network in Zakarpattia.
A drone originating from Hungarian territory crossed into Ukraine twice at different altitudes during morning hours, according to detailed tracking data released by the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
This latest incident comes amid mounting warnings over Russian provocations in the region. The Hungarian fighters are stationed in Lithuania under NATO’s air policing mission.
Ukrainian FM reached out to his Hungarian counterpart, pushing for support on EU accession talks days after the two ministries clashed over pipeline strikes and membership prospects.
A diplomatic spat erupted between Kyiv and Budapest after Zelenskyy questioned Hungary's stance on EU expansion, prompting Szijjarto to declare that Hungary "is not interested in what they think in Moscow about Ukraine's EU membership."
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Budapest will veto opening concrete negotiation chapters on Ukraine's EU membership, warning that Brussels and Kyiv are "jointly jeopardizing Hungary's energy security."
While Orbán publicly frames his positions as peace advocacy, leaked documents reveal systematic coordination with Russia's military-industrial complex.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó claimed recent Ukrainian strikes on the Druzhba pipeline allegedly harmed Hungary and Slovakia more than Russia.
With the backdrop of potential territorial concessions looming over Trump's meeting with Putin, European leaders stand united in their support for Ukraine's sovereignty.
Hungary's Viktor Orban rejected Ukraine's European Union membership bid 25 July, instead proposing "strategic cooperation" while describing Kyiv as destined to remain a "buffer state" bordering Russia