Ukrainian drone strikes completely shut down Druzhba oil pipeline

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported the information.

As a result of the strike, a fire broke out at the facility. Oil pumping through the Druzhba main pipeline was completely stopped.

The agency noted that the Nikolskoye pumping station is part of Russia’s economic infrastructure and is used to supply the inbading Russian forces.

“The Defense Forces of Ukraine are consistently working to reduce Russia’s military and economic potential with the aim of ending armed aggression against Ukraine,” the General Staff added.

Hungary’s accusations and Ukraine’s response

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó stated: “Ukraine has once again attacked the oil pipeline leading to Hungary, cutting off supplies. This latest strike against our energy security is outrageous and unacceptable! Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin informed me that experts are working to restore the transformer station essential for operating the pipeline, but for now they cannot say when deliveries will resume. For 3.5 years Brussels and Kyiv have tried to drag Hungary into the war in Ukraine. These repeated Ukrainian attacks on our energy supply serve that same purpose. Let me be clear: this is not our war. We have nothing to do with it, and as long as we are in charge, Hungary will stay out of it. Finally, a reminder to Ukrainian decision-makers: electricity from Hungary plays a vital role in powering your country….”

In response, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said: “Péter, it is Russia, not Ukraine, who began this war and refuses to end it. Hungary has been told for years that Moscow is an unreliable partner. Despite this, Hungary has made every effort to maintain its reliance on Russia. Even after the full-scale war began. You can now send your complaints—and threats—to your friends in Moscow”

• On August 18, Russia also claimed that it allegedly prevented a terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, saying a car with explosives had arrived from Ukraine.