Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 10/03/2026; Author: Marko Vukajlović
Relations between Hungary and Ukraine are deteriorating day by day.
Since the start of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, nearly all EU member states have supported Kyiv by providing financial and military assistance. However, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has taken a different course, regularly maintaining close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The latest escalation in tensions occurred recently after Hungarian authorities detained several Ukrainian citizens, along with $40 million, €35 million, and 9 kilograms of gold belonging to the Ukrainian bank Oschadbank. Following this incident, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly issued what was described as a form of warning toward Orban, which was covered by various media outlets.
After this series of events, a video appeared on social media showing armored vehicles moving through a street. The video was accompanied by the following claims: (archived here)
The Hungarian army is heading toward the Ukrainian border following a threat by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to attack
Hungarians ready for war against Ukraine
However, Hungarian troops have not moved toward Ukraine.
The footage was actually recorded in early December, when armored vehicles were returning from a military exercise that had taken place in Hungary. The fact-checking outlet Faktograf located the original video, dated 5 December, as well as a post explaining the circumstances:
“On Friday evening, the streets of Gyulafiratot saw an unusual sight as nearly twenty KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles of the Hungarian Defence Forces moved through the area, causing a minor stir among local residents. The vehicles, operated by soldiers of the 30th Kinizsi Pal Armoured Infantry Brigade based in Hodmezovasarhely, were on their way to the railway station in Hodmezovasarhely on Saturday.
The heavily armoured vehicles had been participating in military exercises in the Bakony region over the past several weeks. With the exercise now concluded, the evening road movement was necessary because regulations prohibit these vehicles from travelling on public roads during daytime hours.”
This aligns with information on the Hungarian Ministry of Defense’s website, which states that the troops participated in the military exercise “Breakthrough 2025” in December. NATO also reported on the exercise:
“Approximately 500 troops from Hungary’s Defence Forces and Allies Croatia, Czechia, Poland and Slovakia exercised together under simulated real-world combat conditions. Exercise Breakthrough 2025 took place in Hungary, supporting close and effective cooperation between multinational forces.”
For all of these reasons, the claim is rated as disinformation.
The “Disinformation” rating is assigned to media reports that contain a mixture of factual information and inaccurate or partially true content. In such cases, media outlets may not necessarily be aware that false information has been published alongside accurate information. This rating is also applied to reports containing false attributions or headlines that do not accurately reflect the content of the article.
