Russian missiles flew above Hungarian villages!

Russia carried out a missile and drone attack against Ukrainian targets over the weekend. Some of the Russian missiles flew over Transcarpathia, Ukraine’s westernmost region inhabited by tens of thousands of ethnic Hungarians.

Tens of thousands of Hungarians in danger due to Russian missiles?

According to Telex, the Russian army carried out another large missile and drone attack against several Ukrainian military and civilian targets. One of them was the civic infrastructure of Stryi, close to Lviv, in the country’s Western region.

The missiles were probably fired from Russian military ships on the Black Sea. According to Telex, the aim of the missile attack was to test Ukraine’s air defence, which even President Zelensky admits to be incomplete.

Thankfully, it happened only a few times that Russian missiles entered the airspace of Transcarpathia. Even though the economic hardships and the Russian invasion made many Hungarians flee their homeland, the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia is still present. According to estimates, the number of ethnic Hungarians living in Transcarpathia is still around 70-80 thousand.

There is no report about any Russian missiles hitting Transcarpathia this weekend.

The first and still only Russian missile attack against Transcarpathia took place in May 2022. The target was the railway station of Volóc (Volovec) at the Eastern border of the region.

PM Orbán campaigns for peace in Ukraine

PM Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz organised a large peace march yesterday in Budapest. The Hungarian prime minister waited for the marchers on Margaret Island. Orbán burst out in tears when he saw the support of his fans. In his speech, he talked about how Fidesz would like to win the 2024 EP elections.

But the main point of his speech was the ongoing war in Ukraine. He said Hungarians are on the side of peace and highlighted each vote cast on Fidesz saves a life because Fidesz is part of the “peace block” and would block the EU or NATO from entering the war against Russia. Therefore, he gave an incredible stake in the upcoming elections: war or peace, life or death.

Ukraine badly needs Western support

According to G7, Orbán blocked payouts for Ukraine from the European Peace Facility. Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, complained this week that his colleagues raised their voices at him because of Hungary’s stance concerning the payouts for Ukraine.

Ukraine badly needs Western help. The Russian attack in Kharkiv is successful. To make matters worse, the country approaches the verge of its performance limit. American aid is hindered by domestic fights and the presidential elections.

According to the Hungarian news outlet, the reason behind Orbán’s blocks might be the fact that he would like to get more from the frozen EU funds for Hungary. Billions of euros are at stake, which Hungary cannot get due to rule of law concerns.

Others believe that is how Orbán supports his pal, President Putin. Other analysts believe he plays for time because he believes in his and his allies’ victory in the EP elections on 9 June.

Read also:

• PM Orbán wants Hungary to be a non-participant in NATO: will Budapest be expelled? – Read our article HERE
• Heated debates expected by Orbán cabinet at NATO foreign ministers’ informal meeting on Friday

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