# Hungary honours victims 70 years after Soviet crackdown

https://mins.news/en/item/113425

- euronews, 2026-10-23 22:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/24/hungary-70-years-after-soviet-crackdown-leaders-honour-uprising-victims

> On the 70th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 uprising against Soviet rule, Prime Minister Péter Magyar paid tribute to its victims, while Ursula von der Leyen stressed the importance of freedom and democracy.

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