Overview
- Gazprom, which reported the incident Thursday, said three drones targeted the Russkaya station in Russia’s Krasnodar region and were shot down.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted 147 Ukrainian drones across 10 regions overnight, including Krasnodar where Russkaya is located.
- Ukraine has not commented on the report, and independent outlets said they could not verify the claims.
- Russkaya compresses gas before it crosses the Black Sea through TurkStream, the pipeline that still carries Russian gas to Turkey, the Balkans, and parts of Central Europe.
- The report comes as European gas prices rise due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and recent strikes on Qatar’s LNG hub, raising the risk that any hit to TurkStream flows could add new pressure on energy costs.