In intelligence, it was explained whether Ukraine is involved
The director of military intelligence in Serbia refuted the words of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Ukraine did not organize a sabotage operation on the gas pipeline between the two countries.
According to RBC-Ukraine, citing Politico, this was stated by the director of the Belgrade Military Security Agency, Djuro Jovanic.
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Serbian intelligence: “This is not true”
The director of the Serbian Military Security Agency, Djuro Jovanic, denied Orban’s statements.
“It is not true that Ukrainians tried to organize ‘this conspiracy,'” he said.
Jovanic also noted that the markings on the explosives indicate American production.
“The manufacturer of the explosives does not mean that they are also the ones who ordered or executed it,” the intelligence officer emphasized.
What was found
According to the Serbian side, near the gas pipeline, the following was discovered:
- two large military backpacks;
- highly destructive explosives with special packaging and hermetically sealed detonator capsules;
- detonation cords.
Experts concluded that this would be enough to destroy the compressor station and cause a prolonged halt in gas transit.
What happened
On April 5, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic informed Orban by phone that explosives had been found near the gas pipeline through which Russian gas is transported to Hungary. According to him, the discovery had “destructive power.”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, following an emergency meeting of the Defense Council, spoke of a “sabotage operation” in Vojvodina – hinting at Ukraine’s involvement, which he claimed had allegedly “been working for years to cut Europe off from Russian energy.”
What Orban’s opponents and Kyiv say
Orban’s main election rival, Peter Madyar, called the situation a potential “false flag operation” – suggesting that Serbian and Russian operatives were behind it.
In his opinion, Orban could have exploited this incident due to the declining ratings of the Fidesz party.
“If Viktor Orban and his propaganda use this provocation for electoral purposes, it will be an open acknowledgment that this was a pre-planned false flag operation,” Madyar stated.
A representative of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry “categorically” rejected any involvement from Kyiv. According to him, this situation “was most likely a Russian false flag operation” ahead of the elections.
