Opponent of Orbán condemns Russian attack on Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv

The Hungarian opposition party Tisza and its leader Péter Magyar have condemned the Russian missile attack on Ukraine on 8 July, while the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government have not responded.

Magyar noted on Facebook that the Russians had carried out one of the worst attacks on the Ukrainian capital in the two years of full-scale war.

"While Viktor Orbán claimed that three days ago he was in Moscow on a peaceful mission, today the Russian army fired missiles on one of the most important children's hospitals in Kyiv...

On behalf of the Tisza party, we condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack on civilians, including medical facilities and children," he wrote.

Magyar noted that he expected a similar condemnation from the Hungarian government.

"We wish the wounded a speedy recovery. We express our condolences to the families of those who were killed," Magyar said.

Viktor Orbán, who has visited Kyiv, Moscow and Beijing in recent days on a self-proclaimed "peace mission" regarding Ukraine, has not yet commented on Russia's large-scale missile attacks on Ukraine, including the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv.

Orbán made his visits after Hungary took over the presidency of the EU Council, which caused concern and assurances from the EU that the Hungarian PM did not represent the EU's position.

Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of the Hungarian capital Budapest, condemned Russia's large-scale missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, including the Okhmatdyt National Specialised Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, and also criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for his visit to Moscow.

On Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained why Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán could not mediate between Ukraine and Russia.