Overview
- Ukraine’s foreign minister said a Jan. 27 strike on Druzhba infrastructure stopped transit through the Ukrainian branch supplying Hungary and Slovakia.
- Naftogaz confirmed a strike that sparked a fire at a Naftogaz-linked facility near Brody and said it halted technological processes at the site after what it called the fifteenth attack on its facilities in a month.
- Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto questioned Kyiv’s account, suggesting Ukraine blocked electricity needed to operate the pipeline.
- Andrii Sybiha posted images of firefighters at the blaze and accused Hungary of failing to protest to Russia over the attack, calling Budapest’s stance a double standard.
- Local officials in Brody warned residents about pollution from burning oil products, and reporting noted the strike was a rare instance of Russia hitting a pipeline that carries its own oil, even as Ukraine continues to transit Russian oil but ended Russian gas transit in early 2025.