Overview
- Serbian authorities say they found two backpacks with bombs near the TurkStream gas corridor that carries Russian gas to Hungary and opened an investigation.
- Serbia’s military security chief said there is no evidence Ukrainians organized the sabotage and that no public proof identifies the culprits even though some components were made in the United States.
- Hungary’s leaders hinted at Ukrainian responsibility, with Viktor Orban casting the find as an attack on Hungary’s energy security.
- Ukraine formally denied any role and said the case most likely reflects a Russian false‑flag operation intended to influence Hungary’s election.
- The discovery lands days before Hungary’s April 12 vote in a campaign marked by fights over Russian oil and gas routes and by warnings of staged attacks on pipelines.