The method of transporting the assets and the carriers themselves allegedly "may pose a threat to Hungary's national security," so law enforcement agencies are currently investigating how the transportation of money and valuables affects national security.
The party leader proposed that the Ukrainian bank's assets be considered "confiscated" until the end of the investigation initiated by the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV).
Máté Kocsis, leader of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party, has submitted a bill to parliament that would freeze the seized money and assets of Oschadbank until the investigation into the case is complete, according to the text of the bill, local news agency Telex reports.
The sons of US President Donald Trump — Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. — have invested in the drone startup Powerus, which is in talks to acquire Ukrainian drone manufacturers, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Powerus also plans to begin trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Ukrainian Air Force pilot Oleksandr Dovhach, commander of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade based in Zhytomyr Oblast, was killed in action on the eastern front on Monday, Ukraine’s Air Force Command reported.
11 countries have sent Ukraine requests for help in intercepting and shooting down Iranian "suicide drones." Among them are the US, European countries, and Iran's neighbors, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff.
Filaret is under the supervision of doctors and is receiving the necessary medical care, and the church also called on "bishops, clergy, monks, and all the faithful to offer fervent prayers for the health and recovery of His Holiness the Patriarch."
The 97-year-old Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, has been hospitalized in one of Kyiv's hospitals. His health has deteriorated, according to the church's press service.
"Due to the Ukrainian oil blockade and the war in the Middle East, the price of oil in Hungary has risen sharply. In this situation, the Ukrainian oil blockade imposed by [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy is the most serious threat to Hungary and Slovakia, as well as to the entire European Union," Orban said.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has called for a review and suspension of all European sanctions against Russian energy sources as evidenced by his video address.
A Ukrainian man was detained in Romania after illegally crossing the border in a light aircraft to avoid conscription, as reported by Romanian media outlets Digi24, Liberatea, and Antena 3 CNN.
A technical inspection of all systems is currently underway.
Oschadbank says that all electronic services will be fully restored within the next hour.
According to bank representatives, at around 10 a.m. on March 9, security protocols were triggered due to a suspected DDoS attack. As a result, the bank's servers were temporarily shut down.
Ukraine's state-owned savings bank Oschadbank reported a temporary suspension of its electronic services in a statement posted by the bank on social media.
Approximately seven civilian vehicles caught up to the center's official vehicle and began blocking its path, cutting off the transport vehicle. As a result, the official vehicle ended up in a ditch.
A group of civilians attacked servicemen from the territorial recruitment center near the village of Ozero in Volyn Oblast on Sunday in order to free a man who was detained, according to the regional recruitment center.
Eight drones were shot down over Russia’s Novgorod Oblast overnight into Monday, with local reports indicating the likely target was the Acron chemical plant in Veliky Novgorod, regional Governor Alexander Dronov confirmed.
Rescue operations ended in Kharkiv after a Russian missile struck an apartment building on Saturday, killing 10 people, including two children, and leaving four missing, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported.
Syrskyi adds that every year the number of women in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is growing.
Five female defenders of Ukraine have been awarded the highest title of Hero of Ukraine, three of them posthumously.
Over the 12 years of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, 1,705 female service members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been awarded state decorations.
As of 2026, there are more than 75,000 women in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including more than 55,000 female service members, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
The United States requested assistance on Thursday, March 5, and the Ukrainian team left the next day. It is expected to arrive in the Middle East shortly.
"We responded immediately. I said, 'Yes, of course, we will send our experts,'" Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine has sent a team of experts along with interceptor drones to protect US military bases in Jordan, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the New York Times.
Earlier, Sybiha said that there was information that five Ukrainian citizens detained in Hungary were being taken to the border for deportation, but Hungarian media reported that all seven had already been expelled from Hungary.
"They are already safe and have crossed the Ukrainian border. Our consuls have provided necessary assistance," the diplomat said.
Hungary has released seven employees of Oschadbank who were previously detained on suspicion of money laundering, according to Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Donetsk Oblast and said that the Russians are planning an offensive in the spring against the territory held by Ukrainian forces.
He also met with military units defending the Donetsk axis, in particular the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
Budapest is demanding that Kyiv allow its experts to enter the country. Brussels must also participate in this committee's work if it wants to help, he added.
Hungary will not support any European financial aid to Ukraine until Ukraine "fulfills its obligations," Orbán stated.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán threatened to halt the transit of goods vital to Ukraine in an interview with Kossuth Rádió, as quoted by 24.hu.
Orbán reiterated that Hungary has evidence that the Druzhba oil pipeline is in good working order.
Photos of the confiscated funds appeared on the Hungarian government's Facebook page.
They say that the operation to detain Oschadbank's cash collectors is called the "Ukrainian gold convoy."
