Deliveries of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline resumed on Thursday, following a disruption caused by Ukrainian attacks on a pumping station in western Russia last week, according to officials from both nations.

Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Denisa Saková, confirmed via a Facebook post that oil supplies to Slovakia had been reinstated. She expressed her hope for stable operations and no further assaults on energy infrastructure.

The Hungarian oil company MOL also stated in an email to Reuters that oil flow had been restored.

Previously, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó mentioned that crude shipments to Hungary would restart on a trial basis with reduced volumes, while calling on Ukraine to cease its attacks on the pipeline.

Ukraine confirmed that it targeted the Unecha pumping station in Russia’s Bryansk region last week. Authorities in Bryansk reported that drone and missile attacks ignited a fire at a fuel facility, which was extinguished mere hours later.

Last Friday, Hungary and Slovakia issued a joint statement urging the European Commission to compel Ukraine to stop its assaults on the Druzhba pipeline.

This pipeline is excluded from the EU’s ban on most imports of Russian oil, which was implemented after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

This year, Kyiv has intensified its strikes on Russian refineries and fuel infrastructure, leading to unprecedented wholesale gasoline prices within Russia.

On Thursday, Szijjártó announced that Hungary had barred the entry of the commander of the Ukrainian unit responsible for the Druzhba pipeline attack.