Russia: "Drone Attack on Gas Pipeline Heading to Ukraine and Turkey"

All 9 Drones Shot Down

On the 13th (local time), Russia claimed that Ukraine attempted a drone attack on a gas pipeline facility that supplies natural gas to Europe via T?rkiye.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated in a press release that on the 11th, Ukraine tried to attack the gas compression facility in Anapa, Krasnodar, southern Russia, with 9 drones to halt gas supplies to European countries. The gas compression facility is a device that stabilizes the flow rate and pressure of gas for transportation to demand sites.

The TurkStream gas pipeline starts from the gas compression facility in Anapa, Krasnodar, passes through the Black Sea, and continues to T?rkiye, which supplies gas to European countries.

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After Ukraine stopped the transportation of Russian gas through its territory to Europe on the 1st, pipelines passing through T?rkiye, such as TurkStream and Blue Stream, became the last routes for gas heading to Europe.

The Russian Ministry of Defense explained that all 9 drones were shot down, and debris from one of the drones caused minor damage to the gas metering building and equipment at the facility, but Gazprom's emergency team quickly restored it.

They also reported that the facility is currently operating normally and no casualties occurred.