Russian Oil Supplies via Druzhba Pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia Resume After Drone Strike

Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline have resumed after a one-day halt caused by a Ukrainian drone strike, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on 19 August, Orda.kz reports, citing The Kyiv Indpendent.

After last night's Ukrainian attack, oil supplies to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline have been resumed in the last few minutes. We expect that Ukraine will not launch new attacks on the pipeline, which is critical to our country's energy supply.  Szijjarto wrote on Facebook.

Deliveries were suspended on 18 August after Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed hitting the Nikolskoye oil pumping station in Russia’s Tambov Oblast, disrupting operations.

The Druzhba pipeline, one of the world’s largest, carries Russian oil through two main branches: the northern route to northern Europe and the southern line to Central Europe.