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Russia Claims to Have Thwarted Ukrainian Drone Attack on "TurkStream" Pipeline Facilities

Published on 2026-03-14

The Russian Defense Ministry said on March 12 that Ukraine used drones to attack again a compressor station that supplies gas to the TurkStream gas pipeline.

In a social media post, the Russian Defense Ministry said that in the early hours of March 12, Ukraine attempted to cut off gas supplies to European consumers by attacking a compressor station in the Krasnodar Territory using fixed-wing attack drones. The compressor station supplies gas to Europe via the TurkStream gas pipeline.

The message said that from 3:55 to 6:45 Moscow time on March 12, Russian air defense and electronic warfare units shot down 10 Ukrainian drones in the airspace above the gas compressor station. The compressor station facilities were not damaged.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on March 11 that Ukraine launched drone attacks on the infrastructure of two compressor stations in the Krasnodar Territory in the early hours of that day. The two compressor stations supply gas to the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas pipelines respectively.

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that this is another attack by Ukraine on international oil and gas pipelines and facilities. The attacked TurkStream gas pipeline ensures the energy security of Turkey and many other countries. Ukraine's actions are "completely reckless."

Gazprom said in a statement on March 11 that over the past two weeks, several key energy infrastructure facilities of the company in southern Russia have been attacked 12 times. These facilities ensure the operation of gas supplies via the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas pipelines.

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