Russian oil flow through Druzhba resumed

The pumping of Russian oil through the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline in transit through Ukraine has resumed; oil will reach Slovakia and Hungary on Thursday, Report informs via TASS.

"Oil pumping through Druzhba has resumed," Hungarian energy group MOL told TASS. "We expect it to arrive in Hungary and Slovakia on Thursday in the first half of the day."

Meanwhile, Slovak newspaper Pravda, citing the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Slovakia, Richard Sulik, reported that oil has already begun to flow through the pipeline in Slovakia.