Employees of the Ukrainian state-owned "Oschadbank" were detained in Hungary on suspicion of money laundering. They were transporting through the country $40 million, €35 million, and 9 kg of gold (approximately $1.5 million). The group leader was a former SBU general.

The bank stated that according to GPS trackers, the vehicles are now near one of the security agencies in downtown Budapest. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded the immediate release of the cargo and Ukrainian citizens and promised Hungary a worthy response. The country's tax authorities announced that the cash-in-transit personnel of "Oschadbank" were detained on suspicion of money laundering.

All of this is happening against the backdrop of worsening relations between the two countries: Hungarian authorities called Zelensky a deceiver, and he threatened to give the address of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to Ukrainian militants. Additionally, Hungary and Slovakia have stopped supplying diesel fuel to Ukraine and are threatening to cut off electricity supplies.