Its flow to it has been interrupted following the attack on the transformation station of oil -based Druzba, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Sizart said.
Sizart wrote on Facebook that he spoke with Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin who told him that it was not clear when the oil flow would be restored.
Hungary imports most of the oil through the Druzba pipeline that transports Russian oil through Belarus and Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia. , Hungary has maintained close political and business relations with Russia, as well as its energy dependence on Moscow after the Russian invasion of February 2022.
Last year, Sizarto had stated that the Druzba pipeline would remain the main dialogue of oil import for his country.
Prior to today’s interruption, the Ukrainian army’s announcement on August 13 that Ukrainian drones had hit Unica’s refinery station in Bryansk, Russia.
Ukrainian announcement
The Ukrainian army announced today that his unmanned aircraft hit a oil pumping station in Tampov, Russia, resulting in suspension of supply through the Druzhba pipeline. “As a result of the attack, a fire broke out in the facility. Oil pumping through the main Druzhba pipeline was completely interrupted, “the General Staff said in a statement. Added that the station was part of Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine.
