Serbian intelligence agencies have found no evidence linking Ukraine to the alleged sabotage attempt targeting a gas pipeline connected to Hungary.
As per the outlet Kurir, the director of Serbia’s Military Security Agency, Đuro Jovanić, said that there is currently no indication of involvement by any foreign state.
He warned that a significant amount of disinformation is circulating around the incident, including claims hinting at Ukraine having a role.
Jovanić dismissed allegations that Serbian military personnel were involved in falsifying evidence or planting so-called “Ukrainian explosives.”
“Claims that the Serbian Armed Forces would act on behalf of a third party, plant Ukrainian explosives, and blame Ukraine are not true,” he said.
He also noted that while detonators used in the device were manufactured in the United States, this does not indicate who organized the attack.
According to Jovanić, the suspected perpetrator is a member of the migrant community with professional military skills. He added that Serbian intelligence had warned state leadership for months about the possibility of such an incident, but faced skepticism.
“We made it clear to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President Aleksandar Vučić, and other officials that something like this could happen,” he said, adding that the suspect’s arrest is only a matter of time.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi dismissed any allegations of Ukrainian involvement.
“We reject attempts to falsely link Ukraine to the incident near the TurkStream pipeline in Serbia. Ukraine has nothing to do with this. Most likely, this is a Russian false-flag operation aimed at influencing Hungarian elections,” he wrote on X.
Vučić said on April 5 that explosive devices were found near a key gas infrastructure site in Kanjiza linking Serbia’s network with Hungary. Two large explosive packages with detonators were discovered during a helicopter-backed search operation.
Vučić warned that an attack could have cut gas supplies to both northern Serbia and Hungary.
He said he had briefed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and pledged to “ruthlessly deal” with those threatening critical infrastructure, linking the incident to broader geopolitical tensions.
Orbán confirmed the talks and convened an emergency Defense Council meeting.
The discovery comes amid rising tensions over regional energy routes, including Hungary’s March 11 accusations that Ukraine targeted the TurkStream pipeline.