Russian oil deliveries to Hungary suspended after pipeline transformer targeted Foreign Minister says

Russian crude oil deliveries to Hungary have been suspended after a Ukrainian attack targeted a key transformer station on the pipeline supplying the country, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó confirmed.

In a social media post, Szijjártó revealed that he had spoken with Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin, who assured him that repair teams were actively working to restore the damaged transformer station. However, the timeline for resuming oil shipments remains uncertain, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

“Ukraine has once again attacked the oil pipeline leading to Hungary. This has resulted in the cessation of supplies,” Szijjártó stated on his social media account X, highlighting the repeated nature of the attacks.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister condemned the strike as both unacceptable and outrageous, emphasizing the critical importance of safeguarding the country’s energy infrastructure amid ongoing regional tensions.

Earlier, Hungary strongly condemned the Ukrainian strike on a key distribution hub of the Druzhba oil pipeline located in Russia’s Bryansk region. Hungarian authorities underscored that the Ukrainian Armed Forces deliberately targeted a vital piece of critical infrastructure.

On August 13, a coordinated and intensive Ukrainian assault ignited a fire at the fuel infrastructure facility in Bryansk. The regional governor, Alexander Bogomaz, reported that the attack involved the use of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems alongside strike drones. The ensuing blaze was successfully extinguished through the concerted efforts of personnel from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) operating in the Bryansk area.

By Vafa Guliyeva