--- title: "Orbán's Brother Tried to Arrange Interception of Another Ukrainian Convoy in Austria" description: "An investigation by 444 revealed that Aron Orbán, brother of the ex-Hungarian PM, tried to organize the interception of a Ukrainian cash convoy in Austria this spring." date: 2026-10-01T21:38:01.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/orbans-brother-tried-to-arrange-interception-ukrainian-convoy tags: [orban, austria, ukraine, investigation, politics] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Orbán's Brother Tried to Arrange Interception of Another Ukrainian Convoy in Austria ![Orbán's brother tried to arrange interception of Ukrainian convoy](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/01/brat-orbana-popytalsya-ustroit-perekhvat-ukrainskogo-konvoya/brat-orbana-popytalsya-ustroit-perekhvat-ukrainskogo-konvoya-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Aron Orbán tried to organize the interception of a second Ukrainian convoy in Austria ahead of the elections. - An Austrian businessman refused to participate in the deal and reported it to intelligence agencies. - Hungarian authorities and the Orbán brothers declined to comment on the investigation. A large-scale international scandal surrounding Hungarian politics continues to acquire new details. It has been revealed that shortly before the parliamentary elections in Hungary, Aron Orbán, the younger brother of then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, attempted to arrange the interception of another Ukrainian cargo carrying valuables and cash in Austria. This became known thanks to a comprehensive investigation by the Hungarian publication 444, which published details of Aron Orbán’s correspondence with Csongor Lászlóvári-Toma, a businessman living in Graz, Austria. ### Chronology of Events and Recruitment Attempt Contacts between Aron Orbán and the Austrian businessman resumed on March 26, just two weeks before the crucial parliamentary elections in Hungary. The men had known each other previously but had not maintained contact for a long time. Immediately after communications resumed, the Hungarian prime minister’s brother inquired about Lászlóvári-Toma's political influence and his useful connections within Austrian structures. Subsequently, Orbán directly stated that a large Ukrainian cargo was passing through Austrian territory, hinting at the need to intercept it by analogy with the incident that occurred in early March. ### Business Refusal and Intelligence Response Entrepreneur Csongor Lászlóvári-Toma flatly refused to participate in the dubious scheme and immediately informed the Austrian special services, as well as the leadership of the Austrian People's Party, about the incident. In addition, the information was passed on to lawyer Lorant Horvath, who represented the legal interests of the Ukrainian cash-in-transit collectors. According to Lászlóvári-Toma, Aron Orbán had previously approached him with suspicious proposals concerning the military-industrial sector, but all of them were invariably met with a rigid refusal. ### Background of the 'Golden Convoy' and Political Consequences Recall that on the night of March 6, a loud scandal erupted with the detention by the Hungarian counter-terrorism center TEK of Oschadbank armored vehicles transporting millions of dollars and gold from Austria to Kyiv. Following the elections and the shift in the political landscape, the situation began to gradually resolve: valuables were returned in the spring, and in August, the tax authorities of Hungary finally closed the criminal proceedings due to the absence of a criminal offense. Aron Orbán's attempt to organize a new interception demonstrates the scale of pressure exerted on financial flows in the midst of the election campaign. ### Contradictory Data During the investigation, journalists were met with silence from officials. Neither Aron Orbán nor former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán commented on the published correspondence and accusations of trying to interfere in the transportation of funds. At the same time, representatives of the Hungarian opposition insist on an independent international investigation into the actions of law enforcement agencies during the spring crisis, pointing to the possible political motivation behind the detentions of Ukrainian collectors. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Брат Орбана пытался устроить перехват еще одного украинского конвоя в Австрии](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/brat-orbana-namagavsya-vlashtuvati-perehoplennya-1790890481.html) - Опубликована переписка Арона Орбана с австрийским бизнесменом о попытке перехвата конвоя. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Who tried to arrange the interception of the Ukrainian convoy? **A:** The attempt was made by Aron Orbán, the younger brother of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. ### Q: How did the recipient in Austria react? **A:** Businessman Csongor Lászlóvári-Toma refused to participate in the scheme and reported it to the Austrian special services.