SBU exposes Hungary’s military intelligence spy network

The SBU detained two agents from the Hungarian secret service network.

For the first time in history , the Security Service exposed a Hungarian military intelligence agent network that was carrying out espionage activities to the detriment of our state.

According to the press service of the department, the task of this cell was to collect information about the military security of the Transcarpathian region, search for vulnerabilities in the region’s ground and air defense, as well as study the socio-political views of local residents: in particular, scenarios of their behavior if Hungarian troops enter the region.

As a result of comprehensive measures in Transcarpathia, the SBU detained two agents from the Hungarian secret service network.

The investigation established that the curator of both suspects was a career officer of the Hungarian military intelligence, whose identity has already been identified by the Security Service. One of his agents was a 40-year-old former military man from the Beregov district, who was recruited by foreigners and put into “standby mode” back in 2021.

According to counterintelligence and SBU investigators, the curator “activated” this agent in September 2024.

“Then the traitor received the task: to study the mood of the local population and obtain the following information: what will be the reaction of the military and civilian population of Transcarpathia if a peacekeeping contingent, in particular the Hungarian military, enters the region; what military equipment and weapons can be purchased on the black market of Transcarpathia; what is the situation with the migration of the Hungarian population in the region; what military forces are located in Transcarpathia, how many transport and combat vehicles are there; how well equipped are law enforcement agencies and what is their number, etc.,” the report says.

It is documented that after that, the agent personally scouted the location of the Defense Forces and the coordinates of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems in the region. After collecting intelligence, he left for Hungary to report to the curator. To cross the border, the traitor issued a certificate of a caregiver for his sick father, who needs treatment in foreign institutions.

According to the case materials, during the meeting, the Hungarian intelligence officer handed over cash to the agent, which was intended to carry out 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 collection, including obtaining data from frontline and frontline regions.”

The special service informed that in March of this year, the SBU counterintelligence documented the second meeting of the agent with the curator. This time, he received a phone with special software for covert communication. Among the traitor’s new tasks was to identify official cars belonging to representatives of the Security and Defense Forces in the Transcarpathian region. In addition, the resident was to find and transmit to the Hungarian special service data on the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the war and current events from the front line, and he had already selected the appropriate contact in the Defense Forces.

“Another detainee is a former servicewoman of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine, who resigned from the unit in 2025. According to available information, her tasks included informing the Hungarian special services about the presence of aircraft and helicopters in the Transcarpathian region, as well as about the defense systems of the military unit where she served. The SBU counterintelligence documented every step of the Hungarian agents and detained the suspects at their places of residence. During the search, phones and other material evidence of subversive activity were seized from them,” the SBU said.

Investigators informed the defendants of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law). The perpetrators are in custody. They face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The work of Ukrainian counterintelligence

As UNIAN reported, in March, SBU counterintelligence officers detained two agents of Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU), who were operating in the Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions.

They were preparing a series of air attacks on high-voltage power lines to cut off power to parts of the northern regions. According to the case materials, the agents traveled to the area and recorded the geolocations of potential targets. In addition, they were supposed to detect and transmit to the occupiers the coordinates of the Ukrainian Armed Forces radar stations.

(c)UNIAN 2025