Ukraine has refused an application to route gas from Russia to Europe via the Sokhranivka gas metering station, according to officials cited by TASS. The statement comes from the company’s official spokesman, Sergey Kupriyanov, who explained the current transit activity is limited to deliveries through the Sudzha gas metering point.
Kupriyanov noted that the Sokhranivka facility’s pumping request was rejected. He added that the latest available figure for Russian gas moving through Kyiv stands at 50.6 million cubic meters, with shipments crossing the border at Sudzha rather than Sokhranivka.
Further, he confirmed that the Sohranivka submission was denied, reinforcing the ongoing adjustments in capacity and route selection amid shifting operational conditions.
Earlier updates reported that, on May 11, the pumped volume reached 72 million cubic meters. This followed an earlier announcement by the Ukrainian Gas Transmission System Operator, OGTSU, that gas transit to Europe via the Sokhranivka site in the Luhansk region would be suspended from May 11 due to force majeure. OGTSU explained it could not control the Novopskov border compressor station in the region at that time.
Subsequent statements indicated that Gazprom acknowledged OGTSU’s notifications and provided the necessary confirmations for the revised transit arrangements. As always, the situation highlights the tight coupling between regional infrastructure and international gas flows in the context of ongoing geopolitical developments.
For a broader view of how Russian gas transits through Ukraine affect European supply, see the analysis provided by Gazet.Ru with attribution to industry sources and operators (citation: Gazet.Ru).”