Russian strike cuts Ukraine’s gas production by 60% – Bloomberg
9 October 12:21
Russian strikes in recent days have wiped out more than half of Ukraine’s domestic natural gas production, likely forcing the war-torn country to spend 1.9 billion euros on fuel imports to get through the winter.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to Bloomberg.
According to people with knowledge of the matter, earlier this week Kyiv told its allies that heavy Russian shelling targeting Kharkiv and Poltava regions on October 3 destroyed about 60% of the country’s gas production.
Ukraine’s gas infrastructure, which was capable of meeting domestic demand before a full-scale Russian invasion, has been subject to increasingly intense missile and drone strikes since the beginning of this year.
If the attacks continue, Ukraine expects to need to buy about 4.4 billion cubic meters of gas by the end of March, worth almost €2 billion, according to sources familiar with the details. This is equivalent to almost 20% of Ukraine’s annual consumption.
Following the attacks, Ukraine has made urgent requests to its G7 partners for equipment to repair its energy system and repeated longstanding requests for more air defense systems to protect its energy infrastructure. It is also seeking financial support to pay for necessary gas imports.
