Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia face at least a five-day suspension after a Ukrainian strike on a pumping station in Russia, officials from both countries confirmed Friday.
The attack targeted the Unecha oil pumping station, part of the Druzhba pipeline that supplies Europe. Ukraine said its military carried out the strike late Thursday, marking the second disruption this week after an earlier halt on Monday and Tuesday.
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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban called the attack a “very unfortunate move” in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, written ahead of Trump’s August 15 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Orban posted a photocopy of the letter on Facebook, showing a handwritten note from Trump that read, “Viktor, I do not like hearing this, I am very angry about it.”
Hungarian and Slovak foreign ministers also urged the European Commission to guarantee supply security, warning that the outage could leave them without Russian oil imports for several days. The EU said investments in Croatia’s energy infrastructure could help provide alternative supplies.
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The strike comes as Russia and Ukraine escalate attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure, even as Washington pushes for a deal to end the war. The Russian energy ministry did not comment, but an industry source confirmed deliveries could be halted temporarily.
