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.