The Russian company “Transneft” reported on attempted shelling of an oil pumping station through which the Druzhba oil pipeline passesreports the BBC Russian service.
The gas station is located in the Novozybkovskiy district of the Bryansk region, and the attempted shelling is said to have taken place on the evening of January 31.
The company announced that the oil pipeline was operating normally, and there were no casualties as a result of the shelling.
“Last night (January 31) there was an attempt to fire at the Novozibkov oil pumping station. The station is used during peak loads of the Druzhba oil pipeline. The last time this pumping station was switched on for a few hours was last year,” said Igor Demin from Transneft.
Earlier, “Telegram” channel Mash wrote about the impact on the “Druzhba” oil pipeline, which allegedly led to a 20-meter crater.
The governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, announced that in As a result of the impact, the power supply was interrupted in two settlementsbut on the night of February 1 it was restored.
The city of Novozybkov is located near Russia’s border with Belarus and a little further from its border with Ukraine. Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, attacks have been periodically reported in Russia’s border regions of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions, and Ukraine has never confirmed attacks against targets located in Russia.
