The thread of the transit gas pipeline " Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod ", which was damaged in the explosion in the Poltava region, will be put into use in early July after the end of reconstruction, told reporters on Tuesday, Deputy head of the Board of the NJSC " Naftogaz of Ukraine " Alexander Todiychuk.
last week occurred in the Poltava region. The emergency team blocked the damaged area, the flow of gas was transferred to the parallel gas pipeline. The incident has no impact on the volume of gas transit to the European Union, said the organization " Ukrtransgaz ". The investigation considered as the version of explosion of a terrorist act. Service of emergency situations of Ukraine reported that the explosion occurred as a result of depressurization.
" in early July, the pipeline will start its work, " said Todiychuk, adding that the repair works are normal.
He specified that, despite the damage to the land, " Naftogaz " has balanced the work of the gas transportation system, to avoid interruptions with gas transit through Ukraine.
" Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod " - the Russian-Ukrainian export gas pipeline. Connects gas fields in the North of Western Siberia with the end users in the European Union.
numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, how is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.
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