mo4ch:>‘Heroes’: Budapest lauds Hungarians who allied with Nazis to invade USSR | Mo4ch News

The official Facebook page of the Hungarian government has called its soldiers, who were killed in the Soviet Union while assisting Nazi Germany’s invasion of the country, “heroes who fought for Hungary.”The mind-boggling statement is meant to commemorate the Hungarian casualties of the so-called Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive, an operation of the Red Army in what is now southeastern Ukraine, which was launched in January 1943. During the campaign, the Soviets defeated Hungarian and Italian troops that were allied with Nazi Germany, with an estimated 50,000 killed and 70,000 taken prisoner over the course of 15 days.According to the statement by the Hungarian government, however, Hitler’s allies that invaded the USSR “fought for Hungary at the Don River,” and should be respected as heroes. How exactly taking part in a war of aggression amounts to fighting for one’s homeland was not explained, however.Also on rt.comNow it’s official: Ukraine marks birthday of Nazi collaborator Stepan Ba…