Ukraine: Ukraine on Monday confirmed its forces carried out an overnight strike on the Nikolskoe oil pumping station in Russia’s Tambov region. The attack caused a complete halt to oil pumping through the Druzhba pipeline, said a statement released by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the Nikolskoe facility was described as part of Russia’s economic infrastructure, which is involved in supplying the Russian army. The strike followed Ukraine’s reported attack last week on the Unecha oil pumping station, located in Russia’s Bryansk region and also part of the Druzhba network. This network is a large international oil pipeline system that transports Russian oil to Central and Eastern Europe.

While the European Union imposed certain restrictions on oil imports from Russia due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Druzhba pipeline has been exempted from the sanctions.