Overview

• Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces chief Robert Brovdi said drones hit the Unecha pumping station in Russia’s Bryansk region, sharing video of a large blaze that has not been independently verified.
• Hungary and Slovakia told the European Commission deliveries could be suspended for at least five days and urged protection of their energy security, with Slovakia’s operator Transpetrol confirming an interruption.
• Bryansk governor Alexander Bogomaz reported a combined HIMARS and drone attack and said the fire at the facility was extinguished; the stoppage is the second disruption to Druzhba flows this week.
• The Kursk nuclear plant reported a Ukrainian drone was downed near the site, damaging an auxiliary transformer and reducing Unit 3 to 50% capacity, with a brief fire contained and radiation levels normal.
• Russian officials also reported overnight drone attacks on energy and transport targets including a fire at Novatek’s Ust‑Luga fuel terminal and delays at airports, reflecting a broader escalation of long‑range strikes.