Ukraine strikes force shutdown of Druzhba oil pipeline, says Madyar
Photo: Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi, 414th Separate Brigade "Birds of the Magyar"
Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline has suspended crude flows following Ukrainian drone strikes, according to a statement on Facebook by Robert Brovdi ("Madyar"), commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces.
"The Druzhba oil pipeline is taking a rest - full stop of crude pumping for an indefinite period. Greetings from the 'Birds of the Unmanned Systems Forces,'" Brovdi wrote.
He added that the Nikolskoye pumping station in Russia’s Tambov region was destroyed by fighters of the 14th Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces.
Attack on Druzhba
Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed that on the night of August 18, the Unmanned Systems Forces struck the Nikolskoye oil pumping station in the Tambov region. The strike triggered a fire, and oil transport through the Druzhba pipeline was fully suspended.
The Nikolskoye pumping station is part of Russia’s economic infrastructure and supports occupying forces.
The Druzhba pipeline is one of the world’s largest and most powerful, with a throughput capacity of 2 million barrels per day, carrying Russian crude to European countries.
