[Kyiv / London 10th Reuters]— Ukrainian gas transportation system operator GTSOU announced on the 10th that it will suspend the transportation of Russian gas to Europe via the country’s main relay points. Due to the obstruction by the Russian army, the affected gas will be routed to another route.
It is said that about one-third of Russian gas going to Europe via Ukraine will be suspended.
GTSOU has declared a “force majeure” clause for gas transport on the Sofranifka route and announced that it will stop on the 11th.
The gas compression facility in Novopskov, eastern Lugansk region, said it could not operate due to “interference with the technical process by the occupying forces” and said it was possible to temporarily divert the affected gas to a junction in Suja, a Ukrainian-controlled area. rice field.
Novopskoff’s compression facility has been occupied by Russian troops and pro-Russian armed groups early after the start of the military invasion in February.
GTSOU CEO Sergie Makogon told Reuters that Russian occupying forces had begun sending gas through Ukraine to two pro-Russian regions in the east. No evidence is shown.
Gazprom, which monopolizes Russian gas exports via the pipeline, has announced that it has received a notice from the Ukrainian side that gas transportation to Europe on the Sofranifka route will be suspended from 7 am local time on the 11th.
He also argued that it was “technically impossible” to transfer the entire amount of GTSOU’s proposal to send gas to Suja.
He added that there was no evidence of Force Major or any situation that would prevent it from continuing to operate as before, and that Gazprom was fulfilling all of its obligations to European buyers.
Moldova’s state-owned gas company said it had not been notified of supply disruptions by GTSOU or Gazprom.
