Two Hungarians detained over alleged spy plot in Ukraine

Ukraine says it has uncovered a Hungarian-operated spy web attempting to get quality astir its defences.

The country's information work said it had detained 2 alleged Hungarian spies who it accused of gathering quality connected its aerial defence systems.

"For the archetypal clip successful Ukraine's history, the Security Service has exposed a Hungarian subject quality web that was conducting espionage activities to the detriment of our state," the SBU said.

Hungary is simply a subordinate of the European Union and Nato - some steadfast allies of Ukraine - but President Viktor Orban has repeatedly sided with Russia since its penetration of Ukraine. The Hungarian authorities has not responded to the claims.

The alleged spy web was established by Hungary's subject quality with the purpose of collecting information astir the determination of aerial defence systems successful the occidental Zakarpattia region, which sits adjacent Ukraine's borderline with Hungary, the SBU said.

The spies had besides been looking into the nationalist sentiment among section residents to foretell their effect successful the lawsuit of a Hungarian incursion, according to the SBU.

The SBU gave nary denotation that the alleged crippled was successful assistance of Russia.

The 2 radical detained were a pistillate and a antheral who were erstwhile members of the Ukrainian military, the information work said.

The alleged spies were taken into custody astatine their homes, Ukrainian quality bureau Interfax reported, and phones and different grounds which indicated they were spies were seized during a search.

The detainees are suspected of treason and look up to beingness imprisonment.