Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia have been suspended after Ukraine struck a key facility on Russia’s Druzhba pipeline. Officials from both countries said on Friday that the disruption could last for at least five days.
The Ukrainian military announced on Thursday night that it had targeted the Unecha oil pumping station in Russia’s Bryansk region. This facility is an essential part of the Soviet-era Druzhba network, which transports oil from Russia and Kazakhstan to several European countries.
According to Ukrainian forces, the strike was carried out using missiles and drones. A Russian regional governor later confirmed a fire had broken out at the site but said it was extinguished.
The suspension marked the second time in a single week that oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia were interrupted. Supplies had already been halted earlier on Monday and Tuesday after another strike.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban called the incident a
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