Russia ‘false flag’ plot to disrupt Hungary elections foiled

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By Agencies April 09, 2026 05:32 (EAT)
Russia ‘false flag’ plot to disrupt Hungary elections foiled
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Russian special forces have been caught trying to launch a covert ‘false flag’ attack to try and disrupt Hungary’s elections with a bombing campaign. If they had succeeded, Hungary’s Euro-sceptic government could impose emergency laws to stop forthcoming elections which they could lose to a pro-European party.

Serbian intelligence found two explosive device in the border town of Kanizha, ready to detonate and destroy parts of a key gas pipeline.

Sources have told the Daily Mirror that Moscow’s Spetsnaz troops and GRU military intelligence spooks were trying to point the blame at Ukraine.

The plot was foiled after the Kremlin’s covert operation was rumbled because the explosives were US-made, pointing the finger at Ukraine special forces. In fact, insiders say Russian covert operators removed the material from the Ukraine frontline in a bid to make it seem Ukraine was involved in the plot.

Director of the Serbian Military Security Agency Đuro Jovanić was quoted stating that Ukraine was not involved in the incident.

He said: “The explosive was marked as American-made, but this does not indicate the customer or the executor.”

Serbian intelligence services have long had information about a possible sabotage by an individual from a group of migrants who had undergone military training, possibly with Russian forces.

It is believed the Russian plot was to try and disrupt Hungarian elections by blowing up a major gas pipeline - whilst blaming Ukraine.

The main goal of such provocative actions is to back Moscow’s interference in the parliamentary elections in Hungary, which are due to take place on Sunday.

A source told the Mirror: “Ukraine has nothing to do with this. Most likely, this is a Russian operation under a foreign flag as part of Moscow’s massive interference in the Hungarian elections.”

Under emergency laws if there is a terrorist attack or something like that then Hungary can stall elections and this would help Russia. Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party aims to maintain power after 16 consecutive years at the country’s helm.

The main goal of the false flag mission is to back Moscow’s interference in the parliamentary elections in Hungary, which are due to take place on Sunday.

Russia has a long history of false flag missions, using foreign or western weaponry and explosives to make it appear the attack was not Kremlin-backed. 

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