💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck the Nikolskoye oil pumping station in Tambov Oblast, stopping oil flow through the Druzhba pipeline supplying Russian oil to Europe.

August 18, 2025 Nikolskoye, Tambov Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Entities

Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) 14th Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Unit (military_unit) Robert Brovdi (person) Druzhba pipeline (location) Nikolskoye oil pumping station (location) Tambov region (location) Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Unmanned System Forces (military_unit) Nikolskoye pumping station (location)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces struck the Nikolskoye oil pumping station in Tambov Oblast.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drones of the 14th Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Unit attacked the Nikolskoye oil pumping station in Tambov region, which halted the operation of the Russian Druzhba oil pipeline.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia supplied about 95,000 barrels of oil per day to Hungary through Druzhba pipeline last year.

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:42.414Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-18-2025