Russia Accuses Ukraine of Attempting to Attack TurkStream Pipeline with Nine Drones on January 11, 2025

Jan 13, 2025, 07:54 AM

Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to attack the infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline, which supplies Russian gas to Europe via Türkiye. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that on January 11, 2025, nine Ukrainian drones targeted the Russkaya compressor station in the Krasnodar region, aiming to halt gas supplies to European countries. According to the ministry, all drones were shot down by Russian air defenses, and the compressor station sustained minor damage from drone fragments. There were no casualties reported, and the station's operations continued normally after emergency teams from PJSC Gazprom repaired the affected equipment.