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Ukraine Strikes Druzhba Pumping Station, Threatens Oil Flows to Hungary and Slovakia
- On August 21, 2025, Ukrainian forces launched an attack on the Unecha facility in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, disrupting the flow of crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
- This latest attack follows a series of strikes targeting the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline, which had previously been temporarily suspended due to an attack in March.
- Hungary and Slovakia, heavily reliant on Druzhba oil imports under EU sanction exemptions, announced the resumption of crude shipments on August 20 despite recent disruptions.
- The price of A-95 gasoline reached RUB82,300 per ton on August 20, reflecting a 55% increase since the start of the year amid ongoing strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.
- These strikes aim to weaken Russia's war funding by targeting oil supplies but have heightened energy security concerns for Hungary and Slovakia and triggered political condemnation.
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Security expert Frank Umbach analyses the consequences of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure and evaluates the stagnating peace talks. "Russia has no interest in robust security guarantees," says Umbach at WORLD TV.
Ukraine's New Attack on A Key Pipeline
Ukraine has targeted the key Druzhba pipeline system for the third time this month, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday. The attack was confirmed by Slovak authorities and caused Russian oil supplies to Hungary to be stopped. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday that the attack was confirmed by Slovak authorities. “This is yet another attack on our country’s energy security – another attempt to drag us …
Hungary and Slovakia have a problem. After several Ukrainian attacks on the Drushba pipeline, Russian oil no longer flows for an indefinite period of time. Kiev endangers the energy security of two EU and NATO states – and this is without consequence. No condemnation from the Brussels headquarters. German mainstreamers also hold back. In any case, only the children of the shudder are affected. The recent Ukrainian wave of attacks on the Drushba …
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