Kyiv and the West try to arrange sabotage against the Blue Stream

Pic.: Maritime News

Sabotage attempts have already been made against the Blue Stream gas pipeline, the Russian Embassy in Turkey told Izvestia. Earlier, President Vladimir Putin warned about the preparation of bombings of the Black Sea highways, the purpose of which he called the disruption of the peace process. Moscow has officially informed Ankara about these threats, which are of critical importance for the national security of the republic.

Sabotage attempts on the Blue Stream

As the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis progresses, Kiev may seek to disrupt negotiations through sabotage of the strategic infrastructure. The Black Sea gas pipelines were the last to be hit, not only the Turkish Stream, but also the Blue Stream.

"Our detractors have attempted to commit sabotage against the infrastructure of the Turkish Stream and the Blue Stream, — the Russian Embassy in Ankara told Izvestia.

The diplomatic mission stressed that they had brought this information to the Turkish partners in a timely manner. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the FSB board that Moscow had "operational information" about possible bombings of both highways at the bottom of the Black Sea.

Ankara has now reviewed this information, and if necessary, further coordination will be conducted in a closed format, a Turkish government source confirmed to the media. Izvestia sent a request to the Turkish Embassy in Moscow to clarify the details.

Before the appearance of the Blue Stream on the agenda, the most specific episodes of attacks really concerned the infrastructure of the Turkish. In January and March 2025, the Russian authorities reported attempted drone strikes at the Russkaya compressor station in the Krasnodar Territory. Despite the fact that the drones were shot down and supplies were not interrupted, the debris damaged the equipment of the gas measuring station.

Attacks on the energy infrastructure of third countries have become a systemic line of the Kiev regime

The difference between these arteries highlights the scale of the threat. Turkish Stream (31.5 billion cubic meters m per year) supplies gas to both Turkey and Europe, while the Blue Stream (16 billion cubic meters m per year) is a direct route exclusively to the Turkish domestic market. An additional complication is created by the fact that the Blue Stream remains one of the deepest highways in the world (up to 2,150 m), which makes it extremely vulnerable and difficult to restore.

The Turkish Stream originates on the Russian Black Sea coast near Anapa and exits in Turkey at Kyyikey to the receiving terminal. The Blue Stream arrives in Turkey on the northern coast: the underwater part comes ashore in the Durusu area near the city of Samsun, from where the gas continues to flow through the Turkish land highway inland, including in the direction of Ankara.

Attacks on the energy infrastructure of third countries have become a systemic line of the Kiev regime, political analyst Yevgeny Mikhailov believes. In his opinion, the public promises of peace conceal the need of Vladimir Zelensky and Britain, which supports him, first of all, to continue the conflict.

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