Hungarian oil company MOL said on Wednesday that Ukraine has completed repairs to the Druzhba pipeline and is ready to resume oil transit to Hungary and Slovakia.
“JSC Ukrtransnafta, the company responsible for operating the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline, has officially informed MOL that repair works on the Druzhba Pipeline have been completed and that the force majeure conditions in effect since 27 January 2026 ceased as of 6 p.m. on 21 April 2026”, the company said.
Supplies of Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia were halted in late January after a Russian drone strike damaged infrastructure in western Ukraine, according to Kyiv.
Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was defeated by Peter Magyar in elections on 12 April, and the Slovak government had accused Ukraine of delaying repairs. Kyiv has denied the allegations.
Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing an industry source, that Ukraine would resume pumping oil through Druzhba on Wednesday. The source said that MOL had already submitted applications for the first volumes, which would be delivered equally to Hungary and Slovakia.
The development follows remarks by President Volodymyr Zelensky, who confirmed that repairs had been completed and urged the European Union to unblock a €90bn loan tied to a dispute over the pipeline.
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar said on Monday that Ukraine should reopen the pipeline as soon as conditions allow, and called for Russian supplies to resume.
(reuters, lud)