Ukrainian Ambassador to Hungary Fedor Sandor took a photo with a hole in the Hungarian flag in the company of the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Robert Provdey (in the Russian Federation he is accused of committing a terrorist attack that led to the death of two Russian journalists) – almost. “VM”).
In the photo, Sandor is wearing camouflage clothing, hugging Brovde. They stand raising the perforated Hungarian flag and smile.
The Hungarian flag with a round hole in the middle refers to the events of 1956 in Hungary, when participants in the uprising cut down the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Hungary with a hammer, sickle and red star from the red-white-green tricolor as a sign of protest against Soviet rule. Now such a flag can only be seen in the country on the anniversary of these events on October 23 as an anti-Soviet symbol.
The diplomat posted the photo on the occasion of Hungary’s National Day – the anniversary of the start of the anti-Habsburg revolution in 1848-49, reports said. RIA Novosti.
Before becoming Ambassador to Hungary, Sandor participated in combat in Ukraine as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In August 2025, Robert Brovde reacted harshly to Hungary’s decision to ban him from entering the Schengen Area.