Druzhba oil pipeline

Hungary threatened Ukraine with ‘electricity difficulties’ over attacks on Druzhba pipeline

Ukraine imports a third of its electricity from Hungary each month, a fact Budapest “could use to create difficulties” but chooses not to, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told the Hungarian outlet Index on Aug. 26.

26 August 2025, 04:07 PM

Orbán lashes out at Zelenskyy over Druzhba pipeline

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s alleged "open attacks" and threats against Budapest “will not go unpunished,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed on Aug. 25, according to Magyar Nemzet.

26 August 2025, 09:52 AM

Hungarian MEP calls Ukraine’s pipeline strike 'attack on EU'

Tamás Deutsch, a Member of the European Parliament from Hungary’s Fidesz party, compared Ukraine’s strike on the Druzhba pipeline to an “armed attack on the European Union,” Hungarian outlet 444.hu reported on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 07:42 PM

Kyiv rebukes Budapest over criticism of Zelenskyy’s remarks on Druzhba pipeline

Hungary should not tell Ukrainian President what to do or say, or when, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X on Aug. 24, responding to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto claims about “threats” from Kyiv.

25 August 2025, 09:49 AM

Five days to repair Druzhba oil pipeline, Russia tells Hungary

It will take Russia at least five days to repair the pumping station at its Druzhba oil pipeline that was recently damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said on Aug. 22.

23 August 2025, 12:47 AM

Hungary, Slovakia protest Ukraine’s pipeline attacks

The foreign ministries of Slovakia and Hungary complained to the European Commission about attacks and damage to the Druzhba pipeline, through which both countries receive Russian oil, according to a joint letter published on the Slovak Foreign Ministry’s website on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 04:45 PM

Orbán complains to Trump over Druzhba strike, Trump says he’s ‘very angry’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump complaining about Ukraine’s attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline near the Russian–Belarusian border, Magyar Nemzet reported on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 04:30 PM

Szijjártó complains of third Druzhba pipeline attack as oil supply to Hungary halted

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó complained that the Druzhba oil pipeline on the Russian-Belarusian border had come under attack for the third time, forcing a halt to Hungary’s oil imports. He made the statement in a Facebook post on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 12:45 PM

Ukraine hits Druzhba oil pumping station in Unecha, Bryansk Oblast

Kamikaze drones from the AFU Unmanned Systems Forces’ 14th Regiment struck the Druzhba oil pumping station in the city of Unecha, Bryansk Oblast, the Commander Robert Brovdi (Magyar) reported on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 07:55 AM

Key Russian oil pipeline disabled ‘indefinitely’ after Ukrainian strike

The Soviet-era Druzhba oil pipeline, which connects Russia to several European countries, has stopped pumping for an “indefinite period” after a Ukrainian drone strike damaged a key pumping station in Russia’s Tambov Oblast on Aug. 18.

19 August 2025, 12:05 AM

Szijjártó accuses Ukraine of pipeline strike, Sybiha tells him to file complaints ‘with your friends in Moscow’

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accused Ukraine on Aug. 13 of striking a pipeline that supplies oil to Hungary, claiming in a Facebook post that the attack “halted oil deliveries to our country” — a statement that quickly drew a sharp rebuke from Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

18 August 2025, 03:30 PM

Drone strike damaged Druzhba pipeline station in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Main Intelligence Directorate attacked a Transneft Druzhba pipeline pumping station in Unecha, Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, with drones overnight on Aug. 13.

13 August 2025, 01:39 PM

Hungary’s Mol targets Odesa-Brody pipeline to replace Russian oil imports

Mol, a Hungarian oil company facing criticism for its heavy dependence on Russian energy, views the Odesa-Brody pipeline as its best option for diversification, Bloomberg reported on July 8.

9 July 2025, 02:20 PM

Massive drone strike calls Russia’s 'local operation' narrative into question

The largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russian soil undermines the Kremlin's narrative of a "local operation" rather than a full-scale war, the UK Ministry of Defence reported on March 11.

12 March 2025, 05:38 PM

Ukraine hits Moscow refinery, Druzhba pipeline infrastructure in Oryol Oblast, says General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces hit the Moscow Oil Refinery and parts of the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia’s Oryol Oblast during an overnight operation in the early hours of March 11, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Telegram.

11 March 2025, 05:44 PM

Drones attack Bryansk Oblast, Russian media report fire near Druzhba oil pipeline

Drones attacked Russia's Bryansk Oblast - a distribution station of the Druzhba oil pipeline near the city of Novozybkov may have been a target, Shot Telegram channel wrote early on Jan. 30.

30 January 2025, 07:45 AM

Kremlin’s secret plan: Druzhba pipeline shutdown was in the works years before Ukraine war

Russia began discussing plans to shut down the Druzhba pipeline system as early as Jan. 2007, oil and gas analyst Mikhail Krutikhin said in an interview with the Russian opposition outlet Novaya Gazeta on Jan. 10.

13 January 2025, 02:36 PM

Halting Russian oil transit through Ukraine risks major international fines

Stopping the transit of Russian oil through Ukraine to European countries would violate the Energy Charter Treaty and the EU Association Agreement and could result in penalties, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal warned during a government Q&A session in Parliament on Jan. 10.

10 January 2025, 04:50 PM

Drone attack damages oil pumping station in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast

Two transformers burned down in a drone attack on an oil pumping station in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, the Astra Telegram channel reported on Dec. 27.

27 December 2024, 09:51 AM

Czechia resumes Russian oil imports via Druzhba pipeline

The supply of Russian oil to Czechia through the Druzhba pipeline has resumed after a two-day pause, according to a statement from the Czech oil refining company Orlen Unipetrol on X on Dec. 6.

6 December 2024, 02:34 PM

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