
A woman convicted of high treason after collecting information about military units in the Berehove region.
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Zakarpattia is a region with a large Hungarian minority, which has been a point of contention in Ukrainian-Hungarian relations for years. The SBU dismantled the spy network in May 2025.
According to the Zakarpattia prosecutor's office, the convict cooperated with the agent network of the Hungarian military intelligence, dismantled by the Security Service of Ukraine in May 2025.
Its tasks were to include collecting data on the presence and movements of military equipment, planes and helicopters in Transcarpathia. It was also supposed to analyze the socio-political mood of the region's inhabitants, including their potential behavior if Hungarian soldiers entered the area. In March this year, the Security Service of Ukraine reported that as part of Operation Hungarians, public sentiment was analyzed in terms of a potential "peace mission" from Budapest.
The agent's activities were allegedly directed by a staff officer of the Hungarian military intelligence.
According to the prosecutor's office, in February 2025, the woman started working as a cook in one of the military units in the Berehove region. Thanks to this, she gained access to internal information about soldiers, the functioning of the unit, the organization of food and defense systems.
She was to take photos of the objects and provide the materials to an intermediary who was in contact with a representative of the Hungarian services. She was to receive at least one thousand euros for completing the tasks.
During the trial, the accused pleaded not guilty and used the help of an interpreter. However, the court found her guilty of high treason. The verdict can be appealed.
There are also proceedings pending before the court against a former border guard from the Berehove region, who, according to Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, also worked for the Hungarian military intelligence.
Zakarpattia is a historical and geographical region in western Ukraine, located on the southern side of the Carpathians. Administratively, it covers primarily the Zakarpattia Oblast, the capital of which is Uzhhorod.
The region borders with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. There is a large Hungarian minority living there, concentrated mainly in the areas near the border with Hungary, including: around Berehove. The issue of her rights, especially regarding education and the use of the Hungarian language, has been one of the topics of disputes between Kiev and Budapest for years.
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