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TurkStream Pipeline Attack Confirmed, Gas Flow Uninterrupted

Turkish Minister Confirms Attack on TurkStream Pipeline, Operations Unaffected

TurkStream Pipeline Attack Confirmed, Gas Flow Uninterrupted
TurkStream Pipeline Attack Confirmed, Gas Flow Uninterrupted

Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said there had indeed been an attempted attack on the TurkStream natural gas pipeline last weekend. Russian Defense Ministry reported earlier that Ukrainian forces attacked the compressor station feeding gas into TurkStream at Krasnodar Region, Russia. Nine kamikaze drones targeted the facility, with most of them intercepted. However, one fixed-wing drone crashed near a gas meter, causing minor damage that was repaired by staff from the facility quickly.

Speaking with reporters at Turkey's parliament on Wednesday, Bayraktar made certain that no gas flow from its pipeline has actually been disturbed: "Gas flowing without disturbance at full capacity operation," he noted.

TurkStream is a significant energy corridor transporting natural gas from Russia to Türkiye across the Black Sea. It has become the main route for Russian natural gas to southern and southeastern Europe after Ukraine refused to renew its gas transit agreement with Moscow this year.

In 2024, gas deliveries by TurkStream rose by 23% to 16.7 billion cubic meters. The pipeline consists of two parts: one for the domestic consumption of Türkiye and another for transit to Bulgaria via the Strandzha station, continuing through the Balkans to Serbia and Hungary to deliver Russian gas to other European Union member countries. Having a capacity of 31.5 bcm per year, TurkStream is one of the most important parts of regional energy security.

Russian officials have repeatedly accused Ukraine of trying to sabotage the critical energy link. After the latest incident, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov blasted Ukraine's actions as part of a strategy of "energy terrorism."