Militarnyi reports that Russia and Hungary jointly launched a disinformation campaign to justify future Russian drone strikes on targets in Romania and Poland. On 27 September, pro‑government Hungarian outlet Pesti Srácok published an editorial accusing Ukraine of preparing a false‑flag operation using repaired Russian drones against NATO countries. Within hours, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova echoed the same claims, alleging that Ukraine sought to create a Casus belli for war between Russia and NATO.
Hungary’s PestiSrácok accuses Ukraine of planning drone attacks
Militarnyi says that the editorial on Pesti Srácok — which is controlled by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party — cited “wind of strange news” from Telegram to allege that the Security Service of Ukraine was ostensibly preparing a plan to discredit Russia. The article claimed that Ukrainian special services together with the Armed Forces of Ukraine planned to strike major logistics hubs in Romania and Poland that are used to transport weapons to Ukraine. It stated that these attacks would use Russian‑made drones launched from western Ukraine and would then be blamed on Moscow through a coordinated information campaign in Ukrainian and foreign media.
Moscow amplifies Hungarian narrative
Only a few hours later, Russia used the Hungarian outlet’s story to “legitimize” its own narrative. Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine of trying to provoke a war between Russia and NATO, without providing any evidence. Militarnyi notes this fits Russia’s usual tactic of flooding the information space with false claims while officially denying any accusations.
The campaign also comes after repeated Russian drone violations of Polish airspace, which Moscow claimed were Ukrainian provocations.
Coordinated social‑media push
Ukrainian government media Spravdi’s data show a wave of identical posts on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and X in Polish language, with around 5,000 publications and a combined reach of 30 million views. Many accounts spreading the narrative have signs of Russian origin.
The disinformation drive unfolded amid worsening relations between Ukraine and Hungary, including an incident where a Hungarian reconnaissance drone was recorded deep inside Zakarpattia Oblast.