Hungarian intelligence spied against Ukraine: SBU exposes agents
9 May 11:01
For the first time in the history of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine has exposed an agent network of Hungarian military intelligence that carried out espionage activities to the detriment of our country. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the SBU.
The task of the Hungarian agents was to collect information about the military security of the Zakarpattia region, to search for vulnerabilities in the region’s ground and air defense, and to study the socio-political views of local residents: in particular, scenarios of their behavior if Hungarian troops enter the region.
As a result of the operation in Zakarpattia, the SBU detained two agents from the Hungarian intelligence service network.
According to the investigation, both suspects were supervised by a Hungarian military intelligence officer, whose identity has already been identified by the SBU.
One of his agents was a 40-year-old former military officer from Berehove district, who was recruited by foreigners and put on “standby” back in 2021.
According to SBU counterintelligence and investigators, the curator “activated” this agent in September 2024.
Then the traitor received a task: to study the mood of the local population and obtain the following information
- what would be the reaction of the military and civilian population of Zakarpattia if a peacekeeping contingent, including the Hungarian military, entered the region;
- what military equipment and weapons can be purchased on the black market in Transcarpathia;
- what is the situation with the migration of the Hungarian population in the region;
- what military forces are stationed in Transcarpathia, whether there are many vehicles and combat vehicles;
- how well the law enforcement agencies are staffed and what is their number, etc.
It is documented that after that, the agent personally reconnoitered the deployment of the Defense Forces and the coordinates of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems in the region.
After gathering intelligence, he traveled to Hungary to report to his handler. To cross the border, the traitor issued a certificate of caretaker for his sick father, who needed treatment in foreign institutions.
According to the case file, during the meeting, the Hungarian intelligence officer handed over cash to the agent, which was to be used for the fulfillment of the assigned tasks. Among other things, the traitor was looking for a network of informants. The SBU established that the resident tried to recruit at least two people.
“By forming an agent network, foreign intelligence hoped to expand the range of information gathering, including obtaining data from the frontline and frontline regions,” the Ukrainian special service explained.
In March of this year, SBU counterintelligence documented the second meeting between the agent and the curator. This time he received a phone with special software for covert communication.
Among the new tasks of the traitor was to identify official cars belonging to representatives of the Security and Defense Forces in Zakarpattia region. In addition, the resident had to find and transmit to the Hungarian special service data on the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the war and current events from the front line, and he has already found a suitable contact in the Defense Forces.
Another detainee is a former member of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine who resigned from the unit in 2025. According to the available information, her tasks included informing the Hungarian secret service about the presence of airplanes and helicopters in Zakarpattia region, as well as about the defense systems of the military unit where she served.
The SBU CI documented every step of the Hungarian agents and detained the suspects at their places of residence. During the search, SBU seized their phones and other material evidence of subversive activities.
The SBU investigators served the offenders a notice of suspicion under Part 2 Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law). The criminals are in custody. They face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Currently, complex measures are being taken to bring to justice all members of the Hungarian intelligence network.
