The banned commander is Robert Brovdy, the founder of the ‘Madyar’s Birds’ drone unit.

On Thursday, Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijjarto has banned the commander of a Ukrainian military unit from entering the country and traveling through the entire Schengen Area, blaming him of posing “a national security risk” following recent attacks against the Druzhba oil pipeline.

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The diplomat described the most recent strike as “an assault on Hungary’s sovereignty” and vowed not to let it go without consequences. The latest strike was particularly serious, as it lasted so long that Hungary almost had to tap into its strategic reserves.

The banned Ukrainian commander’s name was Robert Brovdy, a businessman who is the founder of the Ukrainian military drone unit “Madyar’s Birds.” The entry ban will be effective for three years.

Ukraine had launched three such attacks in recent weeks, targeting the Druzhba pipeline, all of which disrupted Hungary’s energy supply.

Last week, Szijjarto confirmed the crude oil delivery suspension after the overnight attack at the Russian-Belarusian border, describing it as another attack against Hungary’s energy security and “an attempt to drag us into the war.” Deliveries through the pipeline are scheduled to restart on Thursday in test mode.

In response to the attacks, Szijjarto said: “Ukraine knows perfectly well that attacks against the Druzhba pipeline harm not Russia, but primarily Hungary and Slovakia.”

The Hungarian diplomat called on Ukraine “not to attack the oil pipeline supplying Hungary in the future, and not to endanger the security of our energy supply.” 

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Source: Xinhua

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