A Ukrainian attack on a transformer station halted Russian oil flows to Hungary through the Druzhba pipeline, intensifying tensions over Central Europe’s energy security.

BUDAPEST, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Russia has won the war in Ukraine, right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here.

In the early hours of Aug. 13, 2025, Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery, the Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems branch, and the Defense Ministry’s HUR intelligence agency carried out coordinated strikes on several strategic sites inside Russia.