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ECtHR registers 6 cases by Oschadbank couriers against Hungary over alleged torture and detention

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has officially registered and begun considering six cases brought by Ukrainian cash-in-transit couriers against Hungary over alleged unlawful detention and torture, Ukraine's Oschadbank reported on Oct. 15.

15 October, 06:32 PM

Hungarian memo points to Orbán order in Oschadbank detention

The detention of an Oschadbank cash-in-transit team in Hungary was carried out on the orders of a person “who must not be dragged into this,” understood to mean former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Telex reported, citing an internal memo obtained by lawyers for the Ukrainian cash-in-transit team.

28 September, 03:51 PM

Tompa: Indications point to Orbán personally ordering Oschadbank detentions

There is information indicating former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally ordered the detention of Ukrainian state-owned Oschadbank’s cash-in-transit team in Hungary, Tibor Tompa, head of Kyiv’s Hungarian community, said in an interview with Radio NV.

25 September, 11:37 AM

‘Total failure by Ukraine’: Tompa explains Kyiv’s problems with Hungary’s new government

Tibor Tompa, head of Kyiv’s Hungarian community, discussed tensions with Hungary’s new government, minority rights in Zakarpattia and the investigation into the detention of Oschadbank cash-in-transit guards in a Radio NV interview on Sept. 24.

24 September, 08:39 PM

Hungarian authorities drop case against Oschadbank cash couriers, citing no crime

Hungary’s Tax and Customs Administration, known as NAV, has closed the criminal case against Ukrainian Oschadbank armored transport couriers detained in March, concluding that no criminal offense had taken place, Lorant Horvath, the lawyer representing both the couriers and the Ukrainian receiving bank, announced on Facebook on Aug. 19.

19 August, 06:27 PM

Oschadbank and EBRD sign financing deal worth up to €510 million

Oschadbank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signed an agreement at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 in Gdansk to launch a new risk-sharing program aimed at expanding financing for Ukrainian businesses on June 25.

25 June, 06:05 PM

Magyar says prosecutor general may resign over Oschadbank case

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said the country’s prosecutor general, appointed under his predecessor Viktor Orbán, will soon resign, HVG reported.

23 June, 11:50 AM

Hungarian PM Magyar orders probe into seized Ukrainian Oschadbank funds

An immediate internal investigation into tax, customs, and counter-terrorism agencies regarding the seizure of Oschadbank funds and gold was ordered by Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar on June 17.

17 June, 02:30 PM

Viktor Orbán accused of ordering raid on Ukrainian cash convoy

The seizure of Ukrainian Oschadbank cash-in-transit officers and funds in March 2026 was a personal decision by then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and there were insufficient legal grounds for the operation, according to an investigation by Telex published on June 3.

3 June, 04:11 PM

NBU shows valuables Hungary handed back to Oschadbank

Andriy Pyshnyy, head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), published photos of cash and valuables that Hungary has returned to state-owned Oschadbank on May 6.

6 May, 10:54 PM

Hungary returns seized Oschadbank funds and gold to Ukraine

Hungary has returned money and valuables belonging to Ukraine's state-owned Oschadbank that were confiscated by Hungarian security services in March, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on May 6.

6 May, 06:24 PM

Ukraine presses Hungary's new leadership for seized cash and gold

Hungary should return the money stolen during the detention of Oschadbank cash convoy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a United News telethon interview on April 19.

20 April, 08:36 AM

Ukraine urges citizens to avoid travel to Hungary ahead of elections

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has urged citizens to refrain from traveling to Hungary and from registering as observers for the country's upcoming parliamentary elections due to risks of provocations and unpredictable actions by Hungarian authorities, spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said at a briefing on April 8.

8 April, 05:19 PM

Hungary has new evidence in case involving Ukrainian cash couriers

Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration says it has “new evidence” in a case involving the seizure of Ukrainian cash-in-transit vehicles and the confiscation of cash and gold on March 5, government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said on Apr. 8.

8 April, 03:21 PM

Oschadbank pauses cash deliveries to Ukraine after Budapest incident

State-owned Oschadbank has suspended bringing cash into Ukraine after Hungary seized its armored vans and valuables earlier this month, CEO Yuriy Katsion said on March 24.

24 March, 11:19 PM

Hungary accused of using ‘truth serum’ on detained Oshchadbank worker

Hungarian security agents forcibly injected one of the Oshchadbank employees detained in Budapest in early March, The Guardian reported on March 20, citing sources in Kyiv.

20 March, 05:48 PM

Hungary bans three Ukrainians from Schengen, cites threats to Orbán

Hungary has barred three Ukrainian citizens from entering the country and the Schengen area over alleged threats against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Gergely Gulyás, head of the prime minister’s office, said on March 19, Hungarian outlet 24.hu reported.

19 March, 02:38 PM

Orbán ally linked to detention of Oschadbank cash couriers in Hungary probe

The detention of Oschadbank cash couriers in Hungary is indirectly linked to Istvan Garancsi, a close friend of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungarian outlet Telex reported on March 10.

13 March, 12:17 PM

Hungary returns Oschadbank armored vans

Hungary has returned two armored cash-collection vehicles seized from Ukraine’s state-owned Oschadbank last week, the bank said on March 12.

13 March, 12:18 AM

Hungary may return $40M, €35M and gold seized from Oschadbank convoy if probe clears team

Hungary may return the cash and gold seized from Ukraine’s Oschadbank if suspicions against Ukrainian cash-in-transit officers prove unfounded, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff Gergely Gulyás said, Telex reported on March 12.

12 March, 02:01 PM

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