The statement added the cash and gold that had been transported in the vehicles remain under seizure.
After the vehicles were returned, Oschadbank reported
multiple instances of damaged equipment. Bank lawyers on site documented the
faults in detail; the bank said it will assess the full extent of the damage
after the vehicles are transported back to Ukraine.
The National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary (NAV) handed over the vehicles and some personal belongings of seven members of the cash-collection crew, the bank said.
“Oschadbank thanks the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Embassy of Ukraine in Hungary, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine for their assistance in returning the bank’s property and its employees,” the statement said.
Oschadbank said it will continue to defend its rights and
those of its employees, including through legal steps already taken to recover
the seized valuables. It said the shipment was made under an international
agreement between Oschadbank and Raiffeisen Bank Austria and was documented in
accordance with international standards and EU customs procedures.