Hungary halts Russian oil deliveries after drone strikes on Druzhba pipeline

Hungary has stopped receiving Russian oil following drone attacks on the Druzhba pipeline, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced on August 22.

Writing on Facebook, Szijjártó stated that the pipeline along the Russia-Belarus border had been targeted multiple times overnight — marking the third incident in a short period, Caliber.Az reports.

He confirmed that crude oil deliveries to Hungary had been suspended once again.

Szijjártó described the attacks as “another strike on Hungary’s energy security” and “another attempt to drag us into the war.”

In August 2025, Ukrainian drone attacks targeted critical sections of the Druzhba pipeline, a key conduit for Russian crude oil to Europe. The most recent strike occurred on August 18, when Ukrainian drones hit a transformer station in Russia's Tambov region, leading to a temporary halt in oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó condemned the attack as an assault on energy security. However, oil supplies resumed shortly thereafter, with Hungarian officials expressing gratitude for the swift restoration efforts by Russian technicians.

This incident follows a similar attack on August 13, when Ukrainian drones struck an oil pumping station in Russia's Bryansk region, disrupting oil flows to Hungary. 

The Druzhba pipeline, one of the world's longest oil pipelines, has been a focal point in the ongoing conflict, with both sides targeting energy infrastructure.

By Aghakazim Guliyev