Russia calls Ukraine's attack on gas facilities "brazen"
On the 12th local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Ukraine used drones to attack a compression station supplying gas to the "TurkStream" gas pipeline that day. The Russian side accused Ukraine of attempting to cut off Russia's gas supply to European consumers through the attack.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that in the early hours of the 12th, Ukraine used fixed-wing drones to attack a gas compression station located in the Krasnodar Krai in southwestern Russia. Russian air defense forces shot down 10 drones, and the compression station facilities were not damaged.
Gazprom confirmed the news and stated that two compression stations supplying gas to the "TurkStream" and "Blue Stream" gas pipelines were attacked again, but all attacks were thwarted.
The Russian side accused Ukraine of attempting to cut off gas supplies to European consumers through the attack. The press secretary of the Russian president, Peskov, stated that Ukraine's attack on the compression station was reckless. He also accused Ukraine and various European governments of obstructing the peace process and called the attempt to continue pressuring Russia "utterly absurd."
Ukrainian forces attacked a gas compression station in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, using fixed-wing drones on December 12. Russian air defense successfully intercepted 10 drones, preventing damage to the facility. The Russian Ministry of Defense accused Ukraine of trying to cut off gas supplies to Europe, while Gazprom confirmed the attempted attack was thwarted.
- Ukrainian forces used drones to attack a gas compression station in Krasnodar Krai.
- Russian air defense shot down 10 drones during the attack.
- The gas compression station was not damaged according to Russian sources.
- Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to disrupt gas supplies to Europe.
- The attack occurred on December 12.