On the exploded the gas pipeline Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod in the Poltava region of Ukraine had no Technical issues, the state of the Ukrainian GTS satisfactory, said Deputy Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Vadim Ulica.
" Technical issues were not. But it was -- let's give a chance to respond to police structures, " said Ulica, noting that the Ministry takes measures on increase of safety of work of the Ukrainian gas pipelines." Security is improved through modernization of gas pipelines, permanent repairs, operational management, protection currently at these facilities, " he said, reports RIA " Novosti." Ukraine fulfills its obligations on maintenance of transit pipelines are in a normal, reliable condition. Their technical condition is satisfactory, " added the Deputy Minister. At the same time, in the administration of state service of Ukraine for emergency situations said the explosion damaged 20 meters " one of the three lines of the gas pipeline of high pressure with diameter 1400 mm, laid at the depth of two meters, which are maintained Lyubny line production management of main gas pipelines " kyivtransgaz ". On a place of event worked mobile operational group headed by the Chairman of civil service of Ukraine for emergency situations Sergei Bachkovski. First Minister of internal Affairs Arsen Avakov said that among the employees of the investigative bodies, the explosion on the gas pipeline was due to detonation of an explosive device planted at the bottom of the concrete support of the pipeline. Before that, the interior Ministry of Ukraine told that the key version of the fire on the gas pipeline in the Poltava region have become a terrorist act. Remember, 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 organization Ukrtransgaz said that the damaged section of the pipeline was quickly blocked at compressor stations." The choke distance is about 20 km of the gas Stream is translated into a parallel gas pipeline ", - explained the press service. The organization stressed that the explosion on the gas pipeline did not affect the transit of natural gas to Europe.

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