Ukraine war briefing: New Hungary PM signals shift away from Kremlin after massive drone attack on Ukraine
Source: the guardian
Péter Magyar says his government has summoned Russian ambassador over drone attack near Hungary’s border to ask when Vladimir Putin plans ‘to finally end this bloody war’. What we know on day 1,541
Thu 14 May 2026 01.34 EDT
Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar says his new government has summoned the Russian ambassador over a massive drone attack near Hungary’s border in a significant shift from his predecessor’s friendly relations with Moscow. “The Hungarian government strongly condemns the Russian attack on Transcarpathia,” Magyar told journalists. He said the Hungarian foreign minister will speak with the Russian ambassador Thursday morning. Under the outgoing government voted out of office this month, Hungary blocked aid for Ukraine and tried to slow its efforts to join the EU.
Magyar said his foreign minister will ask “when Russia and Vladimir Putin plan to finally end this bloody war”. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy replied on X: “Thank you for your compassion and strong position!”
Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime barrage on about 20 regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, Peter Beaumont writes. The strikes came as Kyiv and Moscow traded long-range attacks after a brief ceasefire. Ukrainian monitors detected at least eight salvoes of Russian drones, including some entering from Belarus, with the apparent target being Kyiv’s critical infrastructure. Poland scrambled fighter jets as a preventive measure due to the Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, the Polish army said.
Moscow launched another heavy bombardment early on Thursday, launching 675 drones and 56 missiles at Ukraine, Kyiv’s air force said. It said air defences had downed 652 Russian drones and 41 missiles, and that 38 hits had been recorded across 24 locations. Damage from debris was reported at another 18 locations.
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Péter Magyar says his government ‘strongly condemns’ the latest Russian attack, a massive barrage of 800 drones, and that his foreign minister will speak with Russia’s ambassador on Thursday. Photograph: Robert Hegedus/AP
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... but this is good trouble. It deflects attention away from Ukraine and shows solidarity in the face of Putin's hostilities.
