US EditionUkraine says it uncovered a Hungarian espionage network, two suspects arrested
- On Friday, Ukraine's Security Service detained two former Ukrainian military members accused of running a Hungarian spy network in Zakarpattia region.
- The SBU said Hungary's military intelligence recruited the suspects to collect air defense and military data near the Hungary-Ukraine border and to assess local sentiment for a possible Hungarian incursion.
- Officials seized phones and equipment during arrests and confirmed one suspect was activated in 2024 and personally scouted S-300 missile system coordinates before reporting to a Hungarian handler.
- Ukraine called the exposure of this espionage network unprecedented, with suspects facing life imprisonment for treason under martial law and the SBU pursuing all network participants for prosecution.
- The case underscores tensions given Hungary’s EU and NATO membership, its adversarial stance toward Kyiv since Russia’s invasion, and Prime Minister Orbán’s known close relations with Russia.
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SBU reported the first ever identification of Hungarian spies
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported that it had identified an undercover network operating in the interests of Hungarian military intelligence, and according to the SBU, the agents collected information in Zakarpatsk province, the region bordering Hungary and a large diaspora of ethnic Hungarians.
Ukraine "uncovers Hungarian spy network", two agents detained
The Security Agency of Ukraine (SBU) reported that it had discovered a spy network operated by the Hungarian state to try to gather intelligence on military defense and public opinion in the Transcarpathian region of southern Ukraine, which borders Hungary and has a significant Hungarian population.
Ukraine says it has uncovered a Hungarian spy network operating in a region on its borders.
By Svitlana Vlasova, Tim Lister, and Todd Symons, CNN Ukraine announced Friday that it has uncovered a network of Hungarian spies attempting to obtain defense intelligence in a Ukrainian border region. This is the first time such an operation has been uncovered. The Ukrainian Security Services reported the arrest of two Hungarian intelligence agents, who they say were reporting to a Hungarian military intelligence official and searching for vuln…
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