Russia plans to resume oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline "as soon as possible" following a strike by Ukraine's defence forces on a pumping station in Unecha, a town in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, but says repairs will take at least five days.

Hungary and Slovakia express concerns over potential suspension of oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline after a Ukrainian attack on a Russian facility. The foreign ministers urge the European Commission to ensure supply security,

A US federal judge has ordered the effective closure of “Alligator Alcatraz”, a migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades. Its name reflects the local wildlife of alligators, crocodiles and pythons that live in the surrounding wetlands.

The European Commission is in contact with Slovakia and Hungary after they appealed to it following the attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline, calling it a threat to Russian oil supplies. Source: European Pravda,

Oil deliveries to Hungary through the Druzhba pipeline have been stopped following an attack near the Russia-Belarus border. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced the incident, which has raised concerns over energy supplies.

The Ukrainians keep shelling the Druzhba oil pipeline. They did the same with Nord Stream. The truth came out there too,” the letter reads. In response, Trump wrote in marker that he was angry about the attack and expressed support for Hungary.

Hungary and Slovakia pressed the European Commission to protect energy infrastructure after fresh Ukrainian drone strikes again halted crude flows on the Druzhba pipeline to both countries.

EADaily, August 22nd, 2025. Budapest and Bratislava demanded that Brussels fulfill its promise and secure energy supplies via the Druzhba oil pipeline. The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Russian oil supply route for the third time recently.