Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia

Published on August 22, 2025 at 01:11 PM
Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia

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Ukraine has hit a key pumping station on the Druzhba oil pipeline bringing fuel to Europe from Russia, knocking out supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, the only remaining EU member states still receiving Russian oil.

As Ukraine targets infrastructure crucial to Moscow’s war effort in response to the Russian onslaught, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi, announced the attack on the Unecha pumping station in the Bryansk region.

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