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Druzhba oil flow to Slovakia resumed early on Thursday, Slovak ministry says

CGTN

 , Updated 15:06, 23-Apr-2026

Slovakia started receiving crude oil through ​the Druzhba pipeline early on ‌Thursday, the country's ⁠Economy Ministry said, confirming the end of a months-long outage after what ‌Ukraine said was a ‌Russian strike on the pipeline.

"The ‌Economy Ministry informs that today at ‌2 a.m. (0000 GMT) the reception of oil to Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline was resumed," a ⁠ministry ‌statement said.

Source(s): Reuters
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