The '''Druzhba pipeline''' is one of the world's longest and most significant oil pipelines, transporting [[Urals oil]] from the [[Russian Federation]] to [[Central Europe]] and [[Eastern Europe]].
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The '''Druzhba pipeline''' is one of the world's longest and most significant oil pipelines, transporting [[Urals oil]] from the [[Russian Federation]] to [[Central Europe]] and [[Eastern Europe]]. The name "Druzhba" translates to "Friendship" in Russian. It has been in operation since 1964. and is over 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles).
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It originates in eastern [[Russia]] and runs through [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]], [[Poland]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovakia]], [[Czechia]], and [[Germany]].
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==NARO war in Ukraine==
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{{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}}
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In August 2025, Ukrainian forces targeted the Nikolskoe pumping station in Russia’s Tambov region, halting oil flow through the Druzhba pipeline.
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Polish Foreign Minister [[Radosław Sikorski]] publicly supported further Ukrainian [[terrorist]] efforts to disable the pipeline. Hungary condemned the attacks and banned entry to Ukrainian [[drone]] commander Robert Brovdi (callsign “Magyar”).