Hungary bans Ukrainian drone commander after Druzhba pipeline attack

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced this on Facebook, as reported by Suspilne.

The Foreign Minister said that Budapest is banning Brovdi from entering as the commander of the Ukrainian military unit that attacked the Druzhba pipeline.

“This Ukrainian citizen will not be allowed to enter Hungary or the Schengen Area for the coming years. We will continue to protect our national interests, safeguard energy security, and defend our sovereignty. Anyone who attacks our energy security or our sovereignty should expect consequences,” Szijjártó said.

Robert Brovdi is an ethnic Hungarian.

Ukraine’s response

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that Kyiv will take reciprocal measures, emphasizing that Budapest is on the wrong side of history.

“How shameless to post this after a brutal attack by terrorist state Russia. Peter, if the Russian pipeline is more important to you than the Ukrainian children killed by Russia this morning, this is moral decay. Hungary is on the wrong side of history. We’ll take mirror action,” he addressed the Hungarian Foreign Minister.

• Earlier, Szijjártó stated that oil supplies to Hungary would resume on August 28 in a test mode and at a reduced volume.
• On Wednesday evening, August 27, the Russian occupation army launched attack drones against Ukraine. The strike in Kyiv left casualties: fifteen people were killed, including four children.