Overview

• Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) dismantled a Hungarian military intelligence-run spy network in Zakarpattia, marking the first such operation uncovered in the country's history.
• Two former Ukrainian military officers were arrested and charged with wartime treason, a crime punishable by life imprisonment under Ukrainian law.
• The suspects allegedly gathered intelligence on Ukraine's air defense systems, military capabilities, and local public sentiment for their Hungarian handler, who provided cash and covert communication devices.
• The SBU identified the handler as a career officer in Hungary’s military intelligence and documented attempts to expand the network by recruiting additional agents.
• Hungary's Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó dismissed the accusations as potential propaganda, reflecting broader tensions between Kyiv and Budapest over war policy and minority rights.