US EditionHungary sanctions Ukrainian drone commander for bombing oil pipeline in Russia
Hungary cited national security concerns after pipeline attacks halted oil imports to Hungary and Slovakia for days, imposing a Schengen travel ban on the Ukrainian drone commander responsible.
- On August 28, 2025, Hungary imposed a ban preventing Robert Brovdi, the leader of Ukraine’s drone warfare unit, from entering both Hungary and the Schengen Area.
- Hungary enacted the ban after Ukraine carried out multiple recent strikes on the Druzhba pipeline in Russian territory, which caused a temporary disruption of oil supplies to both Hungary and Slovakia.
- The Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto described the attacks as an assault on Hungary’s sovereignty, endangering energy security and nearly forcing the use of strategic reserves.
- Szijjarto stated on X that Ukraine understands the critical role of the Druzhba pipeline and announced a prohibition on the leader of the military group responsible for the recent major attacks, while Brovdi rejected this action.
- The ban deepened diplomatic tensions, with Ukraine denouncing Hungary as "on the wrong side of history," while Hungary must justify the entry ban and it may be legally challenged.
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The Ukrainian attack on the Drushba pipeline outrages Hungarian Prime Minister Orban. His country is dependent on Russian oil, but he claims that the energy security of the whole EU is in danger.
Lithuanian, Hungarian foreign ministers clash on X over ban on Ukrainian commander
Lithuania’s foreign minister traded barbs Thursday with his Hungarian counterpart after Budapest imposed an entry ban on a Ukrainian military commander accused of involvement in attacks on a key oil pipeline.
Budapest decreed a ban on entry into the territory against the commander of the Ukrainian drone unit who bombed an oil pipeline to transport Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
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Hungary has issued a three-year travel ban against Robert Brovdi, a Ukrainian drone commander of Hungarian descent. The Kyiv newspaper reports…
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