Watch: Hungarian Troops Continuously Arriving in E Hungary

  • 25 Feb 2022 7:13 AM
  • Hungary Matters
Watch: Hungarian Troops Continuously Arriving in E Hungary
Units of the Hungarian Armed Forces are continuously arriving in the eastern part of the country, the army’s chief said in Hajdúhadház, in eastern Hungary, on Thursday.

Inspecting units at the local military base, Lieutenant-General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi told reporters that the troops are being regrouped for two reasons.

First, they will assist police forces in managing a possible wave of migrants and providing humanitarian assistance, he said.

Second, in the case of the worst-case scenario of armed groups drifting to Hungary, they will guarantee of the security of Hungarians, he added.


MTI Photo: Zsolt Czeglédi

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