Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces recorded reconnaissance drones near the border that he described as likely Hungarian and directed a full verification.
• He instructed the military to respond accordingly if such drones reappear, releasing the order in a video posted to his Telegram channel.
• Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi earlier reported alleged reconnaissance of border-area industrial capacity by drones attributed to Hungary.
• Hungary’s Defence Ministry rejected the claim, stating its forces did not conduct such flights or receive orders to do so and noting it had received no notification from Ukraine.
• Senior Hungarian officials called the allegation a provocation, while Ukraine’s foreign ministry condemned Budapest’s rhetoric, as the episode unfolds against already strained bilateral relations within the EU context.