Pumping gas from Russia to Europe through Ukraine goes smoothly, Despite the accident on the gas pipeline in the Poltava region, Gazprom informs.
" Despite the accident, the Transit through Ukraine goes smoothly - presumably 185 million cubic Meters per day ", - is informed in the report of the organization on Twitter. Depressurization of the main gas pipeline Urengoy - Pomary - Uzhgorod and subsequent fire occurred on Tuesday at 14. 20 local time (15. 20 GMT) in lohvica district, Poltava region. The height of the flame reached 200 meters. Received damage among residents there. The Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine believes that the key version of the fire on the gas pipeline in the Poltava region have become a terrorist act. The organization Ukrtransgaz said that the damaged section of the pipeline was quickly blocked at compressor stations. The organization stressed that the explosion on the gas pipeline did not affect the Transit of natural gas to Europe. Later the leadership of the Poltava region said that the gas pipeline Urengoy - Pomary - Uzhgorod was in emergency condition.

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