Ukraine attacks Russia-EU gas pipeline

Khánh Minh |

The Ukrainian military is believed to have attacked the Russia-EU gas pipeline in Kursk province.

RT reported that, according to Telegram news channels such as Mash and Baza, on the night of March 20, Ukraine attacked the Sudzha gas measuring station in Russia's Kursk region - an important part of the gas pipeline that once transported Russian gas to the EU.

Images circulating on social media showed the fire spreading fiercely at the facility. It is still unclear whether the measuring station was attacked by a suicide drone or artillery piece, while the Russian authorities have yet to make an official comment.

Earlier, in August last year, Ukraine advanced into the area, controlling the town of Sudzha and dozens of neighboring villages. However, the Russian military recaptured the area in early March. Some Russian military bloggers suspect Ukraine had planted explosives in the gas station before withdrawing troops from Kursk.

The Sudzha gauge station is part of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline, which supplies gas from Russia to Europe for decades.

Despite being seized by Ukraine in an attack last year, the pipeline continued to operate until early this year, when Kiev refused to extend a transit contract with gas giant Gazprom and officially blocked the flow from January.

The attack could increase tensions between Moscow and Kiev, especially as it targets directly a key part of Russia's energy system.

On March 18, 2025, after a phone call with US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to work with Ukraine to stop firing at energy infrastructure for 30 days.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also expressed his readiness to commit to a ceasefire, and called on the US to monitor the implementation of the deal. Reversal

However, after the agreement, both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire. Ukraine accused Russia of continuing to attack its energy infrastructure, while Russia said Ukraine had attempted to attack Russia's energy infrastructure on the night of March 18.

The suspension of attacks on energy infrastructure is expected to give Ukraine time to repair facilities damaged over the past 3 years, while reducing pressure to protect important Russian oil facilities.

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