Ukraine Drone Attack Strikes Major Oil Pipeline In Russia, Disrupting Global Supply

A Ukrainian drone attack has struck a crucial oil pipeline in Russia, reducing the capacity of a major crude transportation route that supplies around 1% of the world’s oil.

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) confirmed that multiple drones hit its Kropotkinskaya pumping station in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on the night of February 16, 2025, disrupting the oil flow.

The CPC pipeline, stretching 1,500 kilometres, transports oil from Kazakhstan’s Tengiz field across Russia to Novorossiysk, where it is loaded onto tankers for global markets.

The attack on Kropotkinskaya, the pipeline’s largest pumping station in Russia, has led to crude transportation being maintained at reduced flow rates.

The consortium, which includes Russian, Kazakh, and Western stakeholders such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell, stated that while operations continue, the pumping station remains out of service.

No oil spill was reported, and staff managed to contain the impact.

Overnight, Ukrainian attack drones successfully struck two major Russian oil installations in Krasnodar Krai.

Early in the evening, seven Ukrainian drones struck the Kropotkinskaya pumping station, the largest on the Caspian…

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