Zakarpattya

Ukrainian bakers create 750-kilogram honey cake

A new Ukrainian record was set in Zakarpattya Oblast with a giant honey cake covering 23.55 square meters, or about 254 square feet, and weighing roughly 750 kilograms, or 1,650 pounds, local outlet Raion.Svaliava reported.

14 August, 01:30 PM

Ukraine and Hungary agree to expert-level talks on minority rights

Ukraine and Hungary have agreed to hold a round of expert-level consultations this week to resolve bilateral issues, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced on May 18.

18 May, 12:47 PM

Hundreds of firefighters struggle to contain massive Carpathian wildfire

Firefighters and forestry workers continue to extinguish a forest fire in the Verkhnii Volovets forestry in the Mukachevo district of Zakarpattya Oblast, State Emergency Service (SES) reported on May 6.

6 May, 01:00 PM

Zakarpattya schoolboy shooter recruited via online games

A schoolboy who opened fire at a Zakarpattya Oblast school on April 16 was recruited by Russian security services via online games, regional governor Myroslav Biletskyi said during an online meeting.

21 April, 09:52 PM

International freight terminal opens in Zakarpattya

The renovated Eurobridge intermodal terminal has begun operations in Zakarpattya Oblast, enabling cross-border rail freight between Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania, deputy head of the President’s Office Viktor Mykyta said in a Telegram post on Feb. 9.

10 February, 02:36 AM

Searches underway at Zakarpattya Oblast enlistment office — NV sources

Ukraine’s Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National Police of Ukraine are conducting searches of senior officials and staff at the Zakarpattya Oblast Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center, sources told NV on Dec. 29.

29 December 2025, 12:33 PM

Hungary’s Orban dismisses Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence

Dismissing Kyiv’s reports of UAVs flying into Ukrainian airspace from Hungary, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban denied Ukrainian being an independent or sovereign country, Hungarian outlet HVG.hu reported on Sept. 29.

29 September 2025, 09:48 PM

Hungary denies drone incursion into Ukrainian airspace

Hungary’s Defense Ministry denied sending any kind of UAVs to fly over Ukrainian territory, Hungarian news outlet Telex reported on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 11:50 PM

Russia deliberately attacked U.S. factory in Mukachevo—Zelenskyy

The Russian military has deliberately launched missiles at a U.S.-owned industrial facility in Mukachevo, Zakarpattya Oblast, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 21.

21 August 2025, 10:40 PM

Russia strikes Flex electronics plant in Mukachevo

Russian missile attack targeted the Mukachevo plant of Flex - U.S. electronics manufacturer, one of the largest in the world, NV Business sources reported on Aug. 21.

21 August 2025, 01:45 PM

Orban pushes EU sanctions on Ukraine after alleged Hungarian conscript beating

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for the European Union to impose sanctions on Ukraine due to the alleged fatal beating of an ethnic Hungarian in a Territorial Recruitment Center in Zakarpattya Oblast, according to a Facebook post on July 15.

15 July 2025, 05:55 PM

Major European company plans to build plant in Ukraine

One of Europe's leading manufacturers of lime and other construction materials, Calmit GmbH (Slovakia), plans to build a plant in Zakarpattya, Ukraine, regional governor Myroslav Biletskyi reported on June 19.

20 June 2025, 02:12 PM

Ukraine's Zakarpattya Oblast poised to become major industrial hub

A new industrial hub is emerging in Zakarpattya Oblast, where numerous new businesses are opening, Andrii Herus, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada’s Energy Committee said, Interfax-Ukraine reported on June 12.

12 June 2025, 02:20 PM

Orban accuses SBU of sabotaging Hungary’s populist referendum

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban accused Ukraine of meddling in Hungary’s internal affairs and conspiring with opposition party Tisza, Magyar Nemzet news outlet reported on May 13.

14 May 2025, 01:26 AM

Ukraine expels two Hungarian diplomats in reciprocal step

Ukraine expelled two Hungarian diplomats on May 9, mirroring earlier action by Budapest, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced.

9 May 2025, 08:29 PM

Hungary rejects SBU claims of spy network in Zakarpattya Oblast as Ukrainian propaganda

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó dismissed Ukraine’s SBU Security Service’s claims of uncovering a Hungarian military intelligence network in Zakarpattya Oblast as baseless propaganda, stating Budapest received no official notification, ATV reported on May 9.

9 May 2025, 06:55 PM

Stork in Zakarpattya brings Ukrainian flag to its nest — photo

In the town of Perechyn, Zakarpattya Oblast, a stork brought a Ukrainian flag to its nest, Facebook user Yevhen Veselskyi shared in his post, published on April 25.

27 April 2025, 04:00 PM

Ukraine, Hungary open new border crossing in Zakarpattya Oblast

At a temporary facility in Ukraine’s Zakarpattya Oblast on the border with Hungary, a new checkpoint at Velyka Palad–Nadgodosh opened on April 8, according to the Ukrainian Development Ministry.

9 April 2025, 12:30 AM

Hungary demands changes in Zakarpattia before supporting Ukraine’s EU bid

Hungary will lift its veto on Ukraine’s EU accession only if the rights of Zakarpattia’s Hungarian minority are restored, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on March 22.

23 March 2025, 12:15 PM

Ukrainian factory turns to Bangladesh to tackle war-driven labor crisis

The Lamella Furniture Factory in Ukraine's western Zakarpattya Oblast is recruiting 30 workers from Bangladesh to cope with labor shortages, commercial director Yaroslav Shcherban told the Ukrinform news agency on Jan. 28.

28 January 2025, 01:56 PM

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