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Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Facilities as Hungary Reports Druzhba Halt

Officials describe drone strikes on energy infrastructure with damage still under assessment.

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Smoke rises over the Flextronics factory hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia region, Ukraine August 21, 2025. Zakarpattia Regional Prosecutor's Office/Handout via REUTERS
Ukraine routinely targets Russian refineries and oil depots
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Overview

  • Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed a drone attack on the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov region, reporting multiple explosions at the site.
  • Ukrainian Special Operations Forces said they hit a UAV warehouse and a logistics hub in occupied Donetsk, with a separate strike recorded near a Russian fuel and lubricants depot in the Voronezh region.
  • Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s unmanned systems forces, said the Unecha oil pumping station in Bryansk was struck and posted video of a large fire, though the location could not be independently verified.
  • Bryansk regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said the pumping station caught fire due to Ukrainian missile and drone attacks and later reported the blaze was extinguished.
  • Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said crude deliveries to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline were halted after an attack near the Russia–Belarus border, highlighting the route’s importance to Hungary and Slovakia.