Sybiha rebukes Hungary for silence after Russian strike halts Druzhba oil transit
Fire at the Druzhba oil pipeline infrastructure after a Russian strike on Jan. 27 (Photo: Andrii Sybiha/X)
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha criticized Hungary for
remaining silent after a Russian strike hit infrastructure linked to the
Druzhba oil pipeline and halted oil transit, he wrote on X.
On his page on X, he published a photo of a fire at pipeline
infrastructure following the latest Russian strike on Jan. 27.
“By the way, Hungary has not expressed a single protest to
Russia over this. They could not even bring themselves to say the word
‘Russia.’ Double standards at their finest,” Sybiha wrote.
Ukraine’s top diplomat said Hungary is preparing to complain
about problems with the transit of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline.
“We can only advise them to turn to their friends in Moscow
with these photographs,” he noted.
Sybiha stressed that Moscow ceased to be a reliable oil
supplier once it launched its aggression against Ukraine.
“Unfortunately, years of this reality were not enough for
Orbán’s government to understand this and diversify supplies. We suggest they
open their eyes,” the minister added.
On Jan. 27, the Lviv Oblast Military Administration said
Russian forces attacked an infrastructure facility in Brody with a drone. There
were no fatalities or injuries.
Naftogaz reported that the Russian army struck a critical
infrastructure facility in western Ukraine. A fire broke out, and technological
processes at the facility were halted.
According to the publication enkorr, the facility in Brody
is linked to the Druzhba oil pipeline. The pipeline remains operational and is
used to transport Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
The city of Brody is the junction of the Druzhba and Odesa-Brody
pipelines. The Odesa-Brody pipeline is 674 km long and has a designed capacity
of 14.5 million tons of oil per year.
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