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Posted on March 6, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 1, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleUkraine secured the release of seven Ukrainian Oschadbank employees detained in Budapest along with cash, euros and gold during a cross-border transit, following diplomatic protests and threats of sanctions.
March 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said on Friday that Kyiv had secured the release of seven Ukrainian nationals who were held in Budapest.
Sybiha said in an X post that the released Ukrainian nationals were safe and had crossed the Ukrainian border.
Earlier on Friday Ukraine's foreign ministry summoned Hungary's acting chargé d'affaires in Kyiv over the detention of the Ukrainian nationals in Budapest.
(Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru, Editing by William Maclean)
Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha announced the release.
Seven Ukrainian nationals were released.
The released Ukrainian nationals have crossed into Ukraine and are safe.
Ukraine's foreign ministry summoned Hungary's acting chargé d'affaires in Kyiv.
The release took place on Friday, March 6.
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