A new drone bomber may have joined Ukraine’s escalating assault on Russia’s oil industry. On Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, drones operated by the Ukrainian 14th Separate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment struck a pumping station on the Druzhba pipeline along the Russian-Belarusian border in Bryansk Oblast.

Druzhba pipeline shutdown was in the works years before Ukraine war Shortly after, a fire broke out in one of the areas, with flames visible from the nearby villages of Mamay and Zamisheve. As of now,

Attack in Russia’s Bryansk region focused on Novozbykov pumping station, crucial for Druzhba pipeline, with multiple fires reported in the area.