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Hungary and Slovakia would then have to find another fossil fool supplier. Respectfully, shit or get off the fucking pot already Ukraine. Take out/Disable the Russian pipelines that route through your country. That's an easier task than bombing refineries in Russia. You're wasting ordinance in bombing Russia's refineries. Knockout those Russian pipelines. It's a quick, one and done mission.

Reference Information
(Russian Pipeline Network Primer):

The Druzhba Pipeline (“Friendship Pipeline”) is the main route by which Russian crude oil is sent to Central Europe, including Hungary and Slovakia.

From Russia, it goes through Belarus and Ukraine, and then branches reach Slovakia and Hungary.

Occasionally, disruptions (such as attacks on pumping stations) can interrupt flow. For example, oil supplies to Slovakia and Hungary were suspended temporarily after a strike on the Druzhba pipeline.



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Natural Gas

The main pipeline for Russian gas nowadays is TurkStream. It brings Russian gas under the Black Sea to Turkey, then northwards into Europe. Slovakia gets gas via upstream links that go through Hungary from TurkStream.

There is also the Balkan Stream (an extension or branch of TurkStream) which helps route Russian gas through Bulgaria, Serbia, into Hungary. From there, Hungary can send gas onward (including to Slovakia).

Hungary and Slovakia also have some diversification (LNG, purchases from other suppliers), but a large part of their Russian gas imports still rely on pipeline routes like TurkStream.

Stopping India and China from buying oil or natural gas from Russia is definitely going to take several refinery bombing missions. In order to shut down Russia's fossil fuel revenue stream altogether, refinery bombing may be the best option.

Note:

Based on the latest energy trade data (2023–2024):

China is Russia’s single biggest customer. It takes about 45–50% of Russia’s seaborne crude exports and also a major share of pipeline gas via Power of Siberia.

India became Russia’s second-largest buyer of crude after the Ukraine war, taking roughly 30–35% of Russia’s seaborne crude exports.


When combined:

China + India account for around 70–75% of Russia’s fossil fuel export revenue (mainly oil, with some gas/LNG).

Europe used to dominate, but after 2022 sanctions, Russia redirected most exports eastward, making China and India the financial backbone of its fossil fuel income.
--->Ukraine needs to focus its bombing runs into Russia on the latter's refinery infrastructure. Since the lion's share of Russia's fossil fuel revenue comes from China and India, Ukraine is fighting the economic might of both those countries combined.

While Ukraine is fighting Russia militarily, the money keeping Russia’s war economy afloat is heavily underwritten by the continued purchases from China and India.