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Hungary, Slovakia fear oil cuts after Ukrainian attack on Russian pipeline

A photo taken on May 5, 2022 shows the receiver station of the Druzhba pipeline of petroleum between Hungary and Russia with a memorial plate of its construction at the Duna (Danube) [File: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP}

Hungary and Slovakia have raised the alarm over possible fuel shortages after a Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Druzhba pipeline, saying deliveries could be suspended for several days.

On Friday, officials from both countries warned that the attack on the Unecha oil pumping station, a key hub in western Russia, risked halting supplies for at least five days. The Soviet-era pipeline, which runs through Belarus and Ukraine, is a crucial route for Russian oil to reach Central Europe.

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