Russia says Blue Stream gas compressor station targeted in drone attack

Russia said on Wednesday that a gas compressor station was targeted in a drone attack the previous night.

State energy company Gazprom said in a statement that the Krasnodarskaya gas compressor station in the southern Krasnodar region was attacked Tuesday at 7.51 pm local time (0451GMT).

The facility, it said, is a part of the Russian gas supply chain via Blue Stream, a trans-Black Sea pipeline carrying gas to Türkiye.

“The attack was aimed at disrupting uninterrupted Russian gas supplies to Türkiye. Repairs are currently underway. Prompt measures were taken to prevent supply disruptions,” the statement added.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov later told a press briefing that Russia is taking "maximum measures" to minimize the danger from these attacks.

"We believe that the Kyiv regime has consistently demonstrated aggressiveness and a penchant for terrorist attacks against critical international energy system facilities, and we consider this to be extremely dangerous," Peskov said.

Ukrainian authorities have yet to comment on the incident or reacted to the Kremlin spokesman's remarks.