Russia accuses Ukraine of targeting TurkStream pipeline infrastructure

Russia said on Monday it had downed nine Ukrainian drones that tried to attack part of the infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline, through which Russian gas flows to Türkiye and Europe.

The Russian defence ministry said the attack was aimed against a compressor station -- a vital infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline -- near the village of Gai-Kodzar in the Krasnodar region of southern Russia, but the facility was working normally and there were no casualties.

"On January 11, the Kyiv regime, in order to cut off gas supplies to European countries, attempted an attack with nine drones," on a gas compressor station in southern Russia that supplies the TurkStream pipeline, the defence ministry said in a statement.

It said all the drones were shot down, with the falling debris causing minor damage.

The statement said there were no casualties among personnel situated at the station, though infrastructure within the facility received minor damage due to fragments from the downed drones.

"The emergency response teams of PJSC Gazprom promptly eliminated the consequences of the fall of fragments, and the equipment was restored," it added, indicating there were no disruptions in the station's operations.

Ukrainian authorities have not yet commented on Russia's claims.