The Russian strikes against Ukraine have half the country’s gas production, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmyhal
The Russian strikes on gas infrastructure during the winter have half the national gas production in Ukraine, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmyhal, who hopes to compensate these losses by imports on Tuesday.
Russia pounds energy – especially electric – Ukrainian installations since the start of its large -scale offensive against Ukraine in 2022, but it was last winter, according to media, that it began to specifically target oil production sites and especially gas.
“This winter, the enemy has made a series of massive attacks against Ukrainian gas production infrastructure” And “Informed losses that rise to almost 50 % of the whole production”said Denys chmyhal. “We actively work in order to compensate for these losses, in particular by the way of imports”he added during a Council of Ministers in kyiv. The government seeks to “Diversify the sources of energy supply to have the sufficient volume of gas next winter”he continued. He also promised to simplify procedures for private companies working in the sector in order to“Accelerate” national production.
The production of national gas dropped by 6 % in 2022, with the start of the Russian invasion, before recovering slightly the following year. In 2024, Ukraine had produced more than 19 billion cubic meters, an increase of 2 % compared to 2023, according to experts. This country has crossed winter by using only its own gas, for the first time in its history, assures the national company, Naftogaz.
Formerly strongly dependent on Russian gas, Ukraine began ten years ago to successfully turn to other suppliers and develop its own production.