A former officer in the Hungarian military has unveiled startling information regarding Gaspar Orbán’s proposition to deploy troops to Chad, anticipating that half of the participants would be killed.
Gaspar Orban in Africa / © from social networks
Presently, Gaspar Orban, a Captain (formerly a Lieutenant) in the Hungarian Army and the sole offspring of Hungary’s current Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, was formulating a scheme to dispatch soldiers to Chad with the intention of safeguarding Christians there, openly acknowledging that the prospective casualty rate among those involved in the operation would be 50%.
Orbán Jr. communicated his objectives, notably to Captain Sylvester Palinkas during their joint studies at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, UK. Palinkas divulged these specifics in a compelling interview with Telex.hu, which has since amassed close to 1.5 million views.
Captain Palinkas's account has ignited fervor within Hungarian media and across social platforms, particularly as one of Viktor Orban’s central anti-Ukrainian and anti-European arguments is his frequently asserted allegation that Brussels purportedly aims to embroil Hungary in warfare against Russia, and even that “Ukraine might assault Hungary.”
According to the Captain, the Prime Minister’s son extensively recounted during their time in England how he experienced a spiritual awakening while conducting Christian ministry in Africa, stating that “God communicated from above, instructing him to come and rescue African Christians.” He alleges that this motivation drove Gaspar Orbán to begin orchestrating a mission in Chad, a plan he would ostensibly not have been in a position to devise at a strategic level as a junior lieutenant “were he not the Prime Minister’s son.”
Palinkas deems it improper for the Defense Ministry and the senior military leadership to cater to the desires of the head of government’s son. “In reality, our national interests have no connection to this mission. From a professional, financial, and logistical point of view, we lack the readiness to undertake an independent campaign in Africa,” Palinkas asserted, also mentioning that nations far more robust than Hungary have already retreated their forces from the area.
As per the Captain, Gaspar Orban disclosed the calculations he performed while preparing the Chad mission.
“We conversed, and he shared detailed aspects of the planning process with me. He conveyed his expectation of a fifty percent reduction in combat effectiveness throughout the mission. This signifies that fifty percent of Hungarian soldiers will perish during the mission he is to command,” Palinkas stated on Telex.hu.
Palinkas personally endeavored to sway Gaspar Orban with sound reasoning and expert military evaluations against compelling the initiation of military actions in Chad at such a substantial cost. “I addressed him because I genuinely believed that the sole means to halt this entire course of action was to prevent it from happening. Contacting the Defense Ministry is futile, because if Gaspar Orban desires it, it will proceed regardless,” Palinkas clarified.
Nevertheless, he failed to dissuade Orbán’s son with arguments emphasizing that Hungarian soldiers’ lives should not be endangered if such a high mortality rate was anticipated, and furthermore, that these activities held no genuine national benefit. “(Gaspar Orbán’s) response was that to evolve into a cutting-edge, seasoned military force, we need to acquire experience through bloodshed,” Captain Palinkas recounted.
Eventually, the Chad mission was ultimately put off on account of elections, with the Orbáns keen to avoid assuming such a considerable political gamble; however, he doesn’t dismiss the likelihood of a revival of this plan during Viktor Orban’s subsequent term, should the current government remain in power.
“Who can predict what Gaspar Orbán may declare over Sunday lunch at their home, or whom he might perceive as impediments to his own objectives?” Palinkas wondered.
A professional disagreement pertaining to Chad eventually cast a shadow over their amicable, collaborative association. “I distanced myself from him,” Sylvester Palinkas reflected regarding Gaspar Orbán, highlighting that he could only hope that the Prime Minister’s son would reconsider and choose to refrain from participating in the African mission.
It is acknowledged that Captain Palinkas has been discharged from the Hungarian military.
We previously reported on how Viktor Orban frightens his children with Ukrainians in a staged video.
Source: tsn.ua