NATGAS: New Drone Stirkes on Ukraine Energy Infrastructure
Aug-27 08:27
Ukrainian energy and gas transportation infrastructure was again attacked by Russian drones overnight, according to Ukrainian Energy Ministry cited by Bloomberg.
- Gas transit infrastructure in the central Poltava region suffered “significant damage.”
- Energy infrastructure was also hit in the Sumy, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.
- Russia and Ukraine have stepped up strikes on energy facilities against one another in recent weeks as uncertainty remains about the next steps in the peace process.
- Energy facilities in the Poltava region and a gas pumping station in the southern Odesa region were hit earlier this month.
- The strikes could undermine preparations for winter as Ukraine risks a gas shortage with low storage levels and amid significantly reduced domestic production.
- Ukraine’s gas storage was 20.8% full on August 25, GIE data shows.
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