{"id":1666578,"date":"2026-02-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1666578"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:00:00","slug":"orban-deploys-troops-to-guard-energy-sites-after-accusing-ukraine-of-sabotage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/orban-deploys-troops-to-guard-energy-sites-after-accusing-ukraine-of-sabotage\/1666578\/","title":{"rendered":"Orban Deploys Troops To Guard Energy Sites After Accusing Ukraine Of Sabotage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orban Deploys Troops To Guard Energy Sites After Accusing Ukraine Of Sabotage<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n on Wednesday again accused Ukraine of plotting to sabotage Hungary’s energy infrastructure<\/strong>, following a Ukrainian drone attack on a key Transneft oil pumping station in the Russian republic of Tatarstan early Monday, which was further detrimental to the Druzhba oil pipeline.<\/p>\n

But Orban has now upped the ante, sending a powerful message to Ukraine and its EU backers, having newly ordered troops to protect key energy sites<\/strong>. He has also been denouncing “blackmail” over Hungary’s Russian energy purchases and dependency, vowing “we will not give in”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

via Associated Press<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

“I have heard the briefings of the national security services and see that Ukraine is preparing further actions aimed at disrupting the operation of Hungary\u2019s energy system,” Orb\u00e1n stated in a video\u00a0posted<\/a>\u00a0on X.<\/p>\n

He then issued the following: “I have ordered the strengthening of the protection of critical energy infrastructure,”<\/strong> before articulating, “This means that soldiers and the equipment necessary to repel potential attacks will be deployed near key energy facilities.”<\/p>\n

Politico<\/em> has further detailed some the aspects of what this will look like, based on the Hungarian leader’s words<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Additional police will patrol designated power plants, distribution stations and control centers<\/strong>, Orb\u00e1n said. A flight ban has also been imposed in Szabolcs-Szatm\u00e1r-Bereg county in northeastern Hungary on the border with Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n

The accusation adds fuel to a conflict Orb\u00e1n has stoked with neighboring Ukraine as well as Brussels ahead of an April 12 parliamentary election in which he faces the prospect of defeat.<\/em><\/p>\n

Slovakia has also leveled similar charges against Kiev of late, as the damaged Druzhba pipeline is also among its own key transit hubs of vital Russian oil.<\/p>\n

The reality is that Ukrainian media and officials have positively boasted of recent actions which harm the two EU members Hungary and Slovakia.<\/p>\n

For example, one Ukrainian official on Monday\u00a0described<\/a>,\u00a0“Tonight, long-range SBU drones caused a ‘bavovna’ (explosion) at the main oil pumping station ‘Kaleykino’ <\/strong>near Almetyevsk in Tatarstan. It receives oil from Western Siberia and the Volga region and mixes it before sending it for export.\u00a0The station is a key hub for supplying raw materials to the ‘Druzhba’ oil pipeline<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Russian oil shipments to Hungary and Slovakia via Druzhba were first halted after a Jan. 27 airstrike on equipment in western Ukraine.<\/p>\n

We will not give in to blackmail \u2757\ufe0f<\/p>\n

I have ordered increased security for critical energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian government is exerting pressure on the Hungarian and Slovak governments through an oil blockade. They will not stop there, as they are preparing further\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/bulICvhy1m<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Orb\u00e1n Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Ukraine blamed the attack on Moscow, while Hungary is\u00a0blaming\u00a0Kiev for deliberately not repairing the pipeline because it doesn’t want it to supply Budapest, or Slovakia, with Russian oil<\/strong>. A political firestorm has ensued ever since.<\/p>\n

The controversy led the Orban government to early this week block the EU’s proposed \u20ac90 billion loan package for Ukraine and also it vetoed the 20th round of anti-Moscow sanctions. This has in turn infuriated EU leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 02\/26\/2026 – 05:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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